Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to locate python macro for editing?

Hi :)
The "noise" is welcome.  This time it's been interesting to hear that
people really do use some of the other languages that can be used for
macros in LO and AOO.
Regards from
Tom :)



On 26 July 2014 14:10, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 07/25/2014 06:32 PM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
>
> > On 07/25/2014 06:16 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> >
> > > I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and LibreOffice 3.5.7.2.
> > >
> > > A couple of years ago I created a python macro and a custom menu entry
> > > to run it.  It still works but I am going to change the underlying
> > > sheet and will need to change the macro.  The problem is I haven't
> > > done any work with macros since I wrote it and now I can't find it to
> > > edit.
> > >
> > > If I look in Tools-->Macros-->Organize Macros-->Python I see:
> > >
> > > MyMacros (It's not in here)
> > > LibreOfficeMacros (It's not in here)
> > > MySpreadsheet.ods (clicking or double clicking this does nothing)
> > >
> > > It is not in /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/Scripts/Python
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > > /.config/libreoffice/3/user/Scripts/python
> > >
> > > I can't remember if it is possible to embed a python macro in a sheet
> > > or not.  If it is how do I edit it?
> > >
> > > The name of the macro in the menu is enterPmts.  I have searched the
> > > file system for enterPmts.py and variations but have found nothing.
> > >
> > > I'm feeling a little dumb right now so any help is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards, Jim
> > Clearly there is a difference between "feeling dumb" and "being dumb"
> > since it looks like you looked in the right places :-)
> Andrew,
>
> Thanks for the kind words, but I don't think I deserve them. :)
>
> I had one of those 'ah hah' moments last night. Turns out this macro was
> older than I thought and was written when I was trying to learn LO's basic.
> So it was written in basic not python.  Eventually at that time I decided
> instead of learning a new language I would figure out how to use one I
> already knew (python) in LibreOffice macros.
>
> Sorry for the noise.
>
> Regards, Jim
>
>
>
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