Re: [libreoffice-users] Base - Application mode?

Hi :)
There is also the idea that you can create a Writer document that acts
as a form or a report.  Opening the Writer document only shows "the
front-end".  I think it can't be used to enter data but is good for
just using and accessing the data.
Regards from
Tom :)

On 14 January 2014 23:32, Marion & Noel Lodge <lodgemn@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
>
> I'm not sure if this is the best solution, but I have found that it works -
>
> Create the following macros -
>
> Sub OpenfMainMenu()
>     OpenForm("fMainMenu")
> End Sub
>
> Sub OpenForm(FormName AS String)    'Called from OpenfMainMenu()
>     With ThisDatabaseDocument.currentcontroller
>         If Not .isConnected Then
>                .Connect
>         End if
>     End With
>  ThisDatabaseDocument.FormDocuments.getByName(FormName).open
> End Sub
>
> I have called my form "fMain Menu". In your macro, alter the form name to
> the name of the form you want to open on startup.
>
> Then on LibreOffice's main form, (the one with buttons for Tables, Queries,
> Forms and Reports down the left hand side), choose
> Tools|Customise|Events|Open Document and assign the OpenfMainMenu() macro.
>
> Now, when you start LibreOffice you should find that the desired form will
> open.  Depending on the speed of your PC/Notebook, you may see the
> LibreOffice main form briefly, (or on slow machines, not so briefly!),
> before the desired form opens.  I haven't yet found a way to prevent this
> happening, but I have found that it doesn't seem to worry most users as
> long as the familiar form eventually appears.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Noel
> --
> Noel Lodge
> lodgemn@gmail.com
>
>
> On 15 January 2014 08:42, Ryan Ashley <ryana@reachtechfp.com> wrote:
>
> > In MS Access you can select a startup form that will open when the
> > database file is opened. You can also hide all of the development stuff
> > (buttons, toolbars, etc) when said form opens so it appears to the end user
> > as an application. How do I do this in Base? I have been struggling for a
> > week trying to figure this out. Heck, I am struggling with Base period, it
> > is much more difficult to use than Access, but I can overlook that due to
> > the power it has that Access does not. Still, how do I hide the development
> > stuff and open my form when the ODB file is opened?
> >
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