Hi :) I think Python is one of the languages that can be used for Macros It might be possible to convert Gnumeric ones into LibreOffice but it might need a bit of re-working. Regards from Tom :)
On 18 August 2014 13:47, Peterle, Alex <[email protected]> wrote: > It could be easier if LO had a python macro based system like gnumeric > has, isn't it? > I've found convenient to install LO from the official release instead > of the deb of ubuntu. > I have ubuntu maverick 10.10 with LO Version: 4.2.1.1 Build ID: > d7dbbd7842e6a58b0f521599204e827654e1fb8b, installed in a very > straightforward way > besides ubuntu 14.04. > > On 14 August 2014 16:47, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi :) > > I keep meaning to give the link to the "Professional Support" page but i > > have a wedding shoot to prep for and keep forgetting. > > > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/ > > > > Hopefully it mentions Collabora which 'recently' budded off from SuSE as > > had been planned for years. Many companies pay devs, either in-house or > as > > external consultants, to work on LibreOffice. It's more cost-effective > > (and much cheaper) than paying for licenses for a product which may never > > deal with their pet-issues. SuSE seemed to have more devs working on > > LibreOffice than most other companies. So my guess is that Collabora are > > probably about the best professional support it's possible to get for > > LIbreOffice! > > > > If you need professional support for a wider move to FOSS then you might > > get that from one of the other companies listed, for example Canonical or > > Redhat (there is also the "Free Software Foundation", but i have no way > of > > knowing or guessing which is best for your specific case. > > > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > On 11 August 2014 21:23, Jim Byrnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 08/11/2014 03:05 PM, Stefan Gruber wrote: > >> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> Jim Byrnes schrieb am Sonntag, 10. August 2014 23:47: > >>> > >>>> A couple of questions: > >>>> > >>>> (1) Has anyone here used it and does it make writing macros for Base > >>>> easier? > >>>> > >>> > >>> I looked at the examples a few weeks ago, and it seemed to me as a > >>> clearer approach to database programming as the UNO-way. > >>> > >>> IMHO it is not only useful for migrations from Access, but for more > >>> serious db-projects. I do not know anything about > MS-Access-Programming, > >>> I did some old-style DBase/FoxPro-Development some years ago and I > >>> didn't feel well with this UNO-thing up to now. > >>> Obviosly it is a great API, but that huge that it becomes a labyrinth > to > >>> me. > >>> > >> > >> I agree, it looks much cleaner. Every time I try to work with UNO, I > think > >> what an overly complex way to accomplish what is sometimes a fairly > simple > >> task. The only thing wrong with Acess2Base is that I do all my work > with > >> Calc. That's why I was wondering if there was going to be a Excel2Calc > >> version. > >> > >> > >> After Access2Base was incorporated in LO from 4.2 on, it is a promise > to > >>> improve things and it might become real, if it would be featured as the > >>> standard way of programming LO Base and if gets broader acceptance. > >>> > >>> At this time I can't estimate, wether I can rely on this tool for long- > >>> term projects. > >>> And there is yet a lack of documentation, tutorials for end-users. > >>> > >>> Fortunately there are more discussions about Base in general in the > last > >>> months here. > >>> I wonder why this topic came up so "late"... > >>> > >> > >> I would guess that, probably because of UNO, not that many people are > >> writing macros. > >> > >> Regards, Jim > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > > 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 > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > 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 > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] 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
