Re: [libreoffice-users] how to export macros

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Jean Hollis Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com>wrote:

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> Where are macros stored?
>
> LibreOffice stores user-specific data in a directory under the user’s
> home directory. The location is operating system specific. Use Tools →
> Options → LibreOffice → Paths to view where other configuration data is
> stored. On Windows XP, this is C:\Documents and Settings
> \<name>\Application Data. User macros are stored in LibreOffice\3\user
> \basic. Each library is stored in its own directory off the basic
> directory.
>
> It is not important to understand where macros are stored for casual
> use. If you know where they are stored, however, you can create a
> backup, share your macros, or inspect them if there is an error.
>
> Use Tools → Macros → Organize Dialogs to open the LibreOffice Macro
> Organizer dialog. Another common way to open this dialog is to use Tools
> → Macros → Organize Macros → LibreOffice Basic to open the LibreOffice
> Macros dialog and then click the Organizer button.
>
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>
> The chapter talks about importing macros, but not about exporting them.
> However, when you open the LibreOffice Macro Organizer dialog, go to the
> Libraries page, and select any library other than Standard, you'll see
> both the location of that file and an Export button. Click Export and a
> little dialog pops up, giving you the choice to Export as BASIC library,
> which you can then move to another machine and import. You can also
> simply copy the directory from one machine to the other.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --Jean
> Jean Hollis Weber
> LibreOffice Documentation Team
>
> This is the type of tip I was thinking of when I suggested a tips and
tricks by multiple authors for the documentation blog. Excellent!

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