Thanks for the info. I think it made sense. I changed my last name since I got married. I took her last name. I don't know how common that is in the rest of the world, but here (Sweden) it is, however it is still more common that she takes his last name. A couple of decades ago (still in Sweden, since I don't know about the rest of the world in this matter) it was common that a son got his father's first name for last name with "son" added. So my previous last name, Andersson=Anders+son (we don't use the ' character in our language and we put words together so it looks like new words, like "eurovisionsschlagerfestivalen" which in English is "the eurovision song contest", which is four words instead of one... and this is one of the main reasons why using a spell checker for English with a Swedish dictionary is not a good idea...). However, my father's name was NOT Anders, so I guess this my old last name came to my family several generations ago, when last names was created that old fashioned way....
Johnny Rosenberg 2007/9/6, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > OK, so there actually was something that I was missing. Thanks Andrew. > You > > helped me a lot before (when my last name was Andersson) with macros and > you > > did it again. > > > Why did you change your last name? None of my business of course. > > I find it strange that I can not import the standard library and it > would be > > interesting to know why. Perhaps somebody made a joke about it many > years > > ago and a developer took it seriously..? > > > So that you would know that it would not change by accident probably. > The Standard library is automatically loaded, so if you need a macro > that starts when say a document is loaded, or OOo starts, it must in the > Standard Library. > > If I needed to replace a Standard Library, I would manually copy the > files from the directory AFTER I made a backup of the existing > directory. The reason that you need to import the macros is because, > well, it is complicated.... > > you have a basic directory taht contains a file named dialog.sxc and > scripts.sxc (or something like that). This file references the imported > libraries. The Standard library is already referenced, if you simply > copy another directory in place, it will not be referenced in this file. > > > > Anyway, now we have to live with that ridiculous limit so I guess I have > to > > find a workaround. One that immediately comes to my mind is the > following, > > which I am going to try when I finished this message: > > > > Shut down Ubuntu. > > Start Windows. > > Open OpenOFfice.org. > > Copy the macros to a file. > > Shut down Windows. > > Start Ubuntu. > > Find the file and export the macros somewhere. > > > > So now the question is WHERE I want my macros if not in the Standard > > library. Where else can I put them to make sure that they are active > every > > time I start OpenOffice.org? Or is it enough if they are in any folder > under > > My Macros? > > > > Johnny Rosenberg > > > > 2007/9/5, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Johnny, I do not have time to completely answer your question, and you > >> probably do not really care about the complete correct answer. But, can > >> you do the following (this is mostly from Memory so if something seems > >> just a little off): > >> > >> use Tools > Macros > Organize Macros > OpenOffice.org Basic to open a > >> dialog. > >> > >> Click the Organizer button > >> > >> Click the Libraries tab > >> > >> These are your macros, so make certain that the drop down list says "My > >> Macros & Dialogs", since this identifies the "library container" that > >> will contain your macros. > >> > >> Click the Import button > >> > >> Navigate to the directory containing the macros. > >> > >> Select a file named something like "scripts.xlc". There might be two > >> files, one saying "dialogs.xlc", and I think that it does not matter > >> which you select, either should import both. I always select > scripts.xlc. > >> > >> You can choose to import as a "link", I usually do NOT do that. > >> You can also check something like "overwrite existing library". > >> > >> Also, you can NOT import the Standard library, which is why I do not > use > >> that for important macros. > >> > >> > >> > >> Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > >> > >>> Hi! > >>> > >>> I just tried to import some macros I wrote in Windows XP long ago. > Since > >>> > >> I > >> > >>> don't use Windows any more, even though I still have it installed, I > >>> > >> wanted > >> > >>> to use my old Basic macros in OpenOffice.org for Linux (Ubuntu 7.04 in > >>> > >> my > >> > >>> case). > >>> > >>> Here's what I did: > >>> I copied everything in ...\Application Data\OpenOffice.org2\user\basic > >>> > >> to > >> > >>> .../.openoffice.org2/user/basic, then restarted OpenOffice.org. When > >>> clicking Organize Macros I can't see the new macros. > >>> > >>> I did the same thing with my user dictionaries and that worked, so why > >>> doesn't this? I haven't restarted my computer yet, but I can't see why > >>> > >> that > >> > >>> should be needed. > >>> > >>> I guess I'm missing something. Can someone see what? > >>> > >>> J.R. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> Andrew Pitonyak > >> My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt > >> My Book: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm > >> Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php > >> See Also: http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Andrew Pitonyak > My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt > My Book: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm > Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php > See Also: http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
