Hi; Below is an exchange I have just had on the OpenOffice.org user mailing list. William Case wrote: "> Hi; > > I think I have a major problem with my OOo macros or BASIC. > > I tried your suggestion below. Couldn't drag and drop any controls -- > design mode on and off. My built-in macros in the OpenOffice.org Macros > file crash. I tried the 'Schedule' macro and some others. > > I have built a couple of macros to help me construct a project. They > have all removed themselves. Some functions don't seem to work the way > I expect (but that could be me). > > I am been saving my project as *.xls because I want to share it > eventually with Excel users. Should work for everything but protection. > Tried macros on a *.ods version but no improvement. > > I am using Fedora Core 5, Linux 2.6, Gnome 2.14.2, OOo 2.0.2." I started with the following problem, but the problem grew. "> On Mon, 2006-14-08 at 16:25 +0200, wrote: > >> View>Toolbars>Form COntrols >> 2nd button "Design Mode" = on >> 2nd last button "More Controls" >> Pick "Calendar Field from toolbar "More Controls" >> Draw the control on the sheet. >> If some wizzard pops up: Cancel (no database connection here) >> In the control's properties: "Dropdwon" = Yes >> Next problem is: How to put the selected data into a cell? Unlike many >> other controls a date field has no property "Linked Cell". But this >> could be solved with a very simple macro. >>" "> Sorry for top posting. I am getting really frustrated. I have been > selling (loud mouthing) all things Linux for my little project. I would > hate to have to admit I couldn't get a M$ Office equivalent program to > work for me." "This is soo sad. My impression is, that many Linux packagers do a very bad job, spoiling OpenOffice.org with their "desktop integration" and "optimizing"." Can someone tell me how to get my macros working in OOo 2.0.2? Or, can someone tell me that it is all right to download and install 00o 2.2.13 in FC5 without asking for additional problems? -- Regards Bill
