btw, it should work with LO, gnumeric etc... On 18 August 2014 18:05, P. . <[email protected]> wrote: > yes, but python in gnumeric seems to be easier, at least i found it to. > Have you already taken a look at this: PyWorkbooks > > > pdf attached > > On 18 August 2014 17:28, Jim Byrnes <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 08/18/2014 07:47 AM, Peterle, Alex wrote: >>> >>> It could be easier if LO had a python macro based system like gnumeric >>> has, isn't it? >> >> >> You can write macros using Python in LO. About half of my macros are in >> Python. A couple of years ago when I was looking for an alternative to LO >> because UNO is so complex, I looked at Gnumeric. At that time Python >> support seemed to be poorly documented and somehow incomplete. Has it gotten >> any better? >> >> Regards, Jim >> >> >>> 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
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