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egwjens wrote:

> Hello
>
> I got a similar problem,
>
> just want to insert a button, to open an other form or report from a
> previous form. Only button actions are submit, new, reload, save data etc...
>
> normaly, someone has to "step into" the control center of OO Base and find
> all the other tools, when he wants to open a new form. It is not very client
> or user friendly.
>
> So, to open a form from an desktop icon, and then to jump from Base form to
> Base form via buttons looks for me much more user friendly.
>
> I would also like, if the Base form is just in a frame/window, again without
> the tools of writer.
>
> I dont believe, that this problem is not adressed, if anyone knows help
> here....
>
> Greetings
> Jens
>
>
> Mechtilde Stehmann-2 wrote:
>  
>> Hello Ulf,*,
>>
>> I will have a look at it.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mechtilde
>> Ulf schrieb:
>>    
>>> Hello users@dba
>>> Im new here and im only a Base user.
>>>
>>> But i read once, if ideas or specs for things you want exist,
>>> sometimes there is an programmer and takes it.
>>>
>>> One of my favorite things i miss in Base is, to open a form or
>>> report from inside the database, without knowledge from macro
>>> programming. This was also on the Feature Poll list.
>>>
>>> So i want to give something back an tried to make a detailed feature
>>> wish. My second step is now to find someone who is interested to have a
>>> look and could give me feedback. Who will help to take a look if this
>>> idea is "releaseable".
>>> Please feel free to change or expand the suggestions like the way
>>> that open source works. Today, this paper only describes the way i
>>> thought, what the user has to do, to open a form or report with a
>>> push button.
>>>
>>> With OOo 3.1.0 will be a new "basic" something implement.
>>> ThisDatabaseDocument.FormComponents.getByName( "form name" ).open
>>>
>>> I thought with this implemention it could be possible to enhanced
>>> the Push Button Actions to open forms and reports from inside a
>>> database. But i thought that there is something more needed then
>>> only to open a form or report by double click.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you are interested to have a closer look to
>>> the start suggestion. I will send it to you.
>>> It would be also helpfull, if there is someone interested who know
>>> the next steps what to do with this paper after that.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> Ulf Dietrich
>>>
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Wow, if we could get this in Base, it would be like reaching some sort
of a Gold Standard or something.

Have a great evening!  :-)



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