Re: [libreoffice-users] Opening all files in a folder

My phone would have no trouble with the multiple files -- that
solution will work. It just can't do databases.

On 5/13/12, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi :)
> I was thinking of file-names such as "Clients-Ab-Am" ... "Clients-V-Z" or
> perhaps by date although by date ends up being a nightmare.  Alphabetical is
> usually easier.
>
> I'm not sure how smart-phones work but i imagine they have folders and
> sub-folders so a  sub-folder called "Clients" containing all these files
> would be easy to scroll through to find the relevant file quite quickly.
> With some OSes If you type the first letter of the file you are looking for
> then it automatically scrolls to roughly the right area.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 13/5/12, Kelly Holman <kcholman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Kelly Holman <kcholman@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Opening all files in a folder
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Sunday, 13 May, 2012, 8:32
>
> Thanks for the detailed instructions -- I wouldn't have thought of
> some of those things until I was in the middle of it.
>
> I also thought of doing an archive file and a current file. However,
> part of the problem is that when I'm entering data from the
> smartphone, it doesn't show me the tab name. I'm quite absent-minded
> enough to enter the data for the wrong client, because it opens into
> whatever tab I used last, and I can't see the name at the top when I'm
> down in the list.
>
> Another solution would be to put the client names = file names in
> another file. It would mean an extra step when adding a new client,
> but at least it would be a simple step, if I can't get the names of
> all the files.
> I'll have to ponder which of these ways will be the best. Yes, this
> would work better in a database, but I need to be able to enter the
> ledger data from my phone, and have it give me the current balance.
> And I need to do calculations on the computer, but still have all the
> data in the spreadsheet, available on the phone.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> On 5/13/12, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > There might be a more elegant way of doing this (such as using a database
> > instead) but my way would be;
> > 1.  to plan to group them into groups of 2-5 tabs per file.
>
> ~~~~~
> Kelly C. Holman
> Hidden Talents Tutoring
> Menomonie, WI
> 715-231-2191
>
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