Re: [libreoffice-users] Base and new Report Builder in 3.5

On 11/03/2012 20:48, tops wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been using OO and LibreOffice prior to 3.5 with Base and Reports. Now the Reports in 3.5 can 
> not be used any further, instead I had to try (despair) and create new Reports using the Oracle 
> Reports Tool. IMHO this is a major leap backwards… It is very, very slow on my Mac (2.13 GHz 
> Core2Duo), it does somehow not save my new generates Reports. If I choose the Table Model it will 
> write the Column Heading repeatedly (I did not find a way to prevent this) on each Row. To Adjust 
> the Columns and Rows is REALLY Painful. It is no longer possible to use Fields i.e. Page Numbers. 
> Despite setting the Format to A4 Landscape the GUI will limit placing Labels further than 200mm of 
> a Portrait A4 Page.
>
> I loved the general improvement on 3.5 but this really forced me to downgrade to 3.4. I hope this 
> gets reverted in future versions, because sincerely I do not think anybody will use this Editor.
>
> If there is a way of reusing (or transforming) Pre 3.5 Reports in 3.5 onwards please let me know.
>
> Kind regards
> Andreas.
>
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a BIG +1 from me on this as well!!!!!

The repeating headings are a real pain (you know where) and as Andreas 
says editing is almost impossible.

Unfortunately I CAN'T revert as the earlier LOs will not run my Database.

Any ideas anyone (please!!!???)

Ian Whitfield
Pretoria.


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