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

Hi :)
Errr has the 3.5.1 fixed the problem?  Is it possible to post a bug-report
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport
https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Mon, 12/3/12, Ian Whitfield <whitfield@telkomsa.net> wrote:

From: Ian Whitfield <whitfield@telkomsa.net>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Base and new Report Builder in 3.5
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Monday, 12 March, 2012, 8:10

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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