[libreoffice-users] Re: Links in a writer document

Tom:

Thanks.  That's what I tried.

My idea for the form was to allow the user to fill in data in a Writer table
cell.  Then, inside the spreadsheet I wanted to insert a DDE link to the
cell in a Writer table.  The spreadsheet would do the calculations for the
form and generate the result.  Ideally I could also link the output of the
spreadsheet back to a cell in the Writer table.

The problem with doing it this way is that the the spreadsheet doesn't
refresh when I enter data in the Writer table cell.  I tried creating the
OLE object as a new Calc file, but it doesn't  refresh.  I tried creating
the OLE object from an existing Calc file.  I got some of the cells in the
existing Calc file to refresh pretty well, but it didn't refresh the OLE
object embedded in the Writer document.  In any event, I would prefer not
having two files.  I would like to distribute this form.  I expect potential
users would be unfamiliar with LO.  I expect it would be to hard for them to
use it because both the files would need to be in the same directory and all
the links between the files made to work.

I can send you a draft of the form I'm working on to see if you might have
some suggestions.

Paul Whitehurst




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