Hi :) I liked the questions you asked in the Smf mailing list. It might be worth asking them what language it's written in or if it just uses Excel macros or internal commands somehow. LibreOffice Calc has both of course.
Also it'd be good to know if they have already licensed it or if they could consider making it OpenSource using a GPL or similar "copyleft" (a type of copyright) license. Creative Commons explains it quite well for creative or artistic works or for documentation http://creativecommons.org/ but they might understand the full proper GPL more easily because it's made for software http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html There are variants such as the LGPL, MPL and others that have slightly different nuances but i think the GPL is the best and most famous. As OpenSource there are all sorts of opportunities for translating it between programs and maybe into different languages too, maybe getting a bit of a community together through their own site and/or the Extensions sites. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> >To: Supiramani Supiramani <hisupiram...@hotmail.com>; >"users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> >Sent: Friday, 19 April 2013, 21:58 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to grab web data into libre office calc ? >Or Addons to grab specific web data into libre calc > > > >Hi :) >You are asking in the right place and hopefully someone might have a good answer for you or be able to point to places that might have more detailed knowledge of what you are looking for. Most of us started with Windows and many of us still use it a lot. > > > >I tried a search for "smb" and then for "web" on our Extensions / Add-ons / >Plug-ins site > >http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center?getCategories=&getCompatibility=any&sort_on=positive_ratings&path=%2FLibreOffice-Extensions-and-Templates%2Fextension-center&portal_type=PSCProject&SearchableText=web >but didn't find much. It might be better to search in OpenOffice's Extensions as many of them probably still work well or have maintainers that might be interested in updating it in order to make it work in LibreOffice. Also the OpenOffice forums might be a good place to post questions but if you do and post here as well then it's polite to let both places know when you have found an answer and what the answer was. > > > >Also most versions of Gnu&Linux (=distros) have their own forums and mailing lists so it might similarly be good to post questions there in a similar way. Which distro do you use at the moment? Ubuntu/Mint, Mageia, Fedora , openSUSE or which? DistroWatch is a good place to look-up the official forum/mailing-list for your distro >http://distrowatch.com >for example to find the Ubuntu ones try here (it redirects) > >http://distrowatch.com/ubuntu >for Fedora find some good links here >http://distrowatch.com/fedora > > >There is also a general-purpose forum at > >http://www.linuxquestions/org >that covers many, maybe all different distros but often you get answers from >people using completely different distros, possibly even from different >families so you sometimes have to figure out how to apply it to yours. Most >programs are either the same in each; LibreOffice/OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird and many others. Sometimes they choose slightly different choices such as Chrome, Seamonkey, Opera instead of Firefox, similarly with utilities such as your "package manager" so it doesn't take much to work out how to apply their advice and people at LinuxQuestions might even help with that. > > > >Also there are other LibreOffice places such as AskLibO > >http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/questions/ > >and other places you can find at > >http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/ >but i still prefer this mailing-list. > > > >Good luck and regards from > >Tom :) > > > > >>________________________________ >> From: Supiramani Supiramani <hisupiram...@hotmail.com> >>To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> >>Sent: Friday, 19 April 2013, 20:12 >>Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] How to grab web data into libre office calc >>? Or Addons to grab specific web data into libre calc >> >> >>please take a look at the image at >>http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smf_addin/ >> >>you will see it has 100s of data >> >>copy paste would take ages >> >> >> >>-------- >>regards >> >> >>Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:02:08 -0500 >>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to grab web data into libre office calc >>? Or Addons to grab specific web data into libre calc >>From: lagin...@gmail.com >>To: hisupiram...@hotmail.com >>CC: users@global.libreoffice.org >> >> Could you highlight the area(s) you desire then copy then paste to >>wherever you wish the data? >> that's my system; >> [but I may not be understanding to what you're referring since I have >>no clue as what smf is ;-) ] >> >> >> >> >>On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Happylibre wrote: >> >> >>Hi >> >> >> >>Preamble ...skip if in a hurry >> >>-------------------------------------------- >> >>*I've been on the m$ office treadmill for 15 + years >> >>*I've always been scared of Linux and thought it was all command line >> >>*Recently stumbled on Linux and libre office ...so I am completely new to >> >>libre office >> >>*Used it for a few days ... Truly it's a great piece of software and >> >>dispelled most of my doubts on Linux, using Linux, libre office etc etc >> >> >> >>Question / request reading >> >>------------------------------------------ >> >>*However some specific doubts remain on libre office >> >>*I've been using M$ XL's add on for grabbing web data , called smf add in >> >>*When activated, once could easily grab specific pages, specific cells of >> >>web pages directly into xl ( without opening a web browser) >> >>*This is a great time saver >> >>*The only and only / excellent group for using smf add in can be found at >> >>http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smf_addin/ >> >>*Some basic write up on using smf add in can be found here >> >>http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/326478-derek-a-barrett/1414481-automating-alpha-getting-started-with-stock-market-functions-smf-add-in-for-excel >> >> >> >> >>Now, my question is , is there a similar add in for libre office, when >> >>invoked , could help the user get specific cells ( not the whole web page ) >> >>from a URL into libre xl sheets ? Of course the user supplies the URL >> >> >> >>Or is there some app in Linux that can do the same ? >> >> >> >>How do people grab specific web data ( not entire pages ) but specific data >> >>for web pages into libre calc ? >> >> >> >>Request to Moderators ; if I am posting on the wrong area or group please >> >>most this post accordingly >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks in advance >> >>Regards >> >> >> >> >>-- >>For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >>Problems? >>http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted >> >> >> >> > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
