I’ve installed ubuntu 16.04. Using the LO base that comes with it, I’m able to access db files created in AOO base under windows. I’m new to linux and not a trained programmer, but I’m usually able to figure out procedures and solutions for some things.
But since moving to ubuntu, I can’t edit reports well. I want the report to provide subtotals for groups and a grand total. I had this working under windows. When I edit the odt report output, it doesn’t appear or work as it did under windows. The supplied formats organize the items visually in appropriate groups, but I can’t get calculated fields to work.
This very good series – http://thefrugalcomputerguy.com/libreoffice-base/Base23.php – is very helpful with examples that I used successfully under windows to get the result I want. But those videos (and the user guide pdf) show colored sections for page headers, group sections, footers, and menu items (control, data, function, accumulate) that are not available now that I’m on ubuntu. The user guide says that you can do what I want, but it doesn’t describe how to do that or where to find the report builder or how to use that. Text-only doc on reports that I’ve seen don’t explain how to do it.
I downloaded and installed basereportextension.oxt. (At least I think I installed it – installations in linux not as simple and clear as in windows.) No difference in what I see.
Before I face the hassle of installing AOO to try that, can someone tell me: when building reports under ubuntu , should I be seeing the same thing or something different from what I saw under win10?
If it’s supposed to look and function differently, can you point me to doc that clearly and practically explains how to do what I want under linux?