Hi Harold, Harold Hauge wrote: > I don't know if this is a bug or my not understanding how to use the > OpenOffice.org Start Application event. > The macro I attach to the event starts a dialog that uses a table in my > DBInfo.odb which is located on a shared drive. Quickstart is loaded at > computer startup and shows my To Do list and appointments. I have 3 > computers on my home network. Normally I start Computer 1 in the morning, > the dialog works as expected, I close, it do normal stuff, later I leave the > computer running and move to Computer 2 which is configured the same, power > it on, the dialog appears, I close it and work normally using the drive > shared from Computer 1. > > However, maybe once a month, the dialog fails when I start Computer 2. I > can open the database (Computer 2) but cannot connect to the table. It took > a while to find it but it appears that Quickstart does not allways release > the table when the dialog closes. If I go to Computer 1 and exit Quickstart > Computer 2 works normally. > > Is there a command somewhere that I can add to my macro to insure the table > is released? > < big snip>
It seems to be a problem on some Window machines that OpenOffice,org, including Quickstart, does not exit when it is closed. I do not know of any script that can check for and/or close any stray OOo commands, maybe some the micro experts can help there. -- Andy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
