Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-18 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 18/05/2016 00:58, David Wright ha scritto: > I have no idea of exactly what you do during your mailmerge, but I > think what Rodary was suggesting might have been a script-driven > combination of database (like postgresql) and text processor > (like TeX/LaTeX) finished off with pdftk, to replac

Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-17 Thread David Wright
On Tue 17 May 2016 at 07:10:09 (+0200), Paolo Cavallini wrote: > Il 17/05/2016 02:54, Rodary Jacques ha scritto: > > > Sorry, I can't help you. But I suppose you know what you are doing, > > using an instable distribution to work on a db. > > of course, I'm ready to deal with bugs. what I asked t

Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-16 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 17/05/2016 02:54, Rodary Jacques ha scritto: > Sorry, I can't help you. But I suppose you know what you are doing, > using an instable distribution to work on a db. of course, I'm ready to deal with bugs. what I asked the list is a confirmation it is a real bug, and a hint whether it is better

Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-16 Thread Rodary Jacques
Le samedi 14 mai 2016, 08:28:42 Paolo Cavallini a écrit : > Il 14/05/2016 00:28, Rodary Jacques ha scritto: > > Try convert your docs in .doc (not readable in recent MsOffice), .docx > > (not readable in old MsOffice :-) )or better in pdf, where the p stands > > for portable, remember. Or best lear

Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-13 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 14/05/2016 00:28, Rodary Jacques ha scritto: > Try convert your docs in .doc (not readable in recent MsOffice), .docx > (not readable in old MsOffice :-) )or better in pdf, where the p stands > for portable, remember. Or best learn LaTex to generate wonderful PDF docs. Bonjour Jacques, thanks

Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-13 Thread Rodary Jacques
Le vendredi 13 mai 2016, 08:31:55 Paolo Cavallini a écrit : > Hi all, > my Libreoffice fails to generate a series of document starting froma a > template and a database. It used to work, but historically it has always > been a fragile solution. For instance, I was never able to send the > resulting

Libreoffice mail merge not working

2016-05-12 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Hi all, my Libreoffice fails to generate a series of document starting froma a template and a database. It used to work, but historically it has always been a fragile solution. For instance, I was never able to send the resulting document to a series of email addresses. I suspect this is due to Deb