Using OpenOffice 3.2 on a Linux system. This may sound a bit like a whine; it's actually a plea for help.
OpenOffice's database has some fine features, but, amazingly, you can't do simple calculations -- especially date calculations -- in the database module. I'm a book review editor. I assign books to reviewers, and I need to calculate the date the review is due based on the date the book is received by the reviewer. I need to calculate how long the book has been out to the reviewer. Etc., etc. Now, all of this is done simply in the spreadsheet, but the interface lacks the kind of visual clarity that the database gives me. Scrolling across the screen to get data is distracting and annoying. So, my question. I think I can create a database and link it to a spreadsheet. If I enter data in the database, will it obey the commands I have set up in the spreadsheet? Will it display the calculations in real time? I don't know if it's possible. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
