On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 07:20 -0800, Xavier Marichal wrote: > Thank you, Jean. > I've never used macros and cannot find the explanation in the help: how > do I create a macro with the code provided hereunder? > Xavier > > >> - despite what is said in the book, when I modify the templates upon > >> which all my docs are based, I'm not asked anything when re-opening a > >> document based on it. And the new styles are not present. > > > > > > There is a bug in OOo2.0.2 that stops docs updating from > > templates. Here is what Mathias from the developers' list wrote > > to me. (I posted this to the Authors list earlier today.) > > > > --------------------- > > The problem lies in documents created with OOo2.0.2. A fix will > > be available for 2.0.3. You will have to fix documents created > > with 2.0.2 though because the fix only can prevent the creation > > of further documents containing the error. Fortunately you can > > fix your documents already now and get the updating procedure > > back. Please do it in the following way: > > > > Load the document you want to fix, execute the following macro on it: > > > > Sub FixDocument > > TemplateName = ThisComponent.DocumentInfo.Template > > if TemplateName <> "" then > > ThisComponent.DocumentInfo.Template = TemplateName > > end if > > End Sub > > > > and then save the document. Next time when you open this document > > you will have the update from template feature back. > > > > This strange looking macro will set an internal switch in the > > document meta data that enables the template update procedure. > > BTW: the same macro will re-enable the update procedure in case > > you have switched it off by answering the question "do you want > > to update your styles" with "No". > > > > You can execute this macro on every document if you want (e.g. by > > assigning it to the "OnLoad" event on application level), if the > > document is not based on a template it will not be modified by > > this macro. > > > > Best regards, > > Mathias
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