Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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TUK020
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Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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New project is to get a mini fanless PC running Linux Mint.
When I try to run HYPTUSS under Open Office, the macros do not go - because Python for the scripts is not supported. What package should I load for Python? The software manager presented me with a bucket load of options that I did not understand.
Excuse me that this question is more about Linux that the spreadsheet
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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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TUK020 wrote:New project is to get a mini fanless PC running Linux Mint.
When I try to run HYPTUSS under Open Office, the macros do not go - because Python for the scripts is not supported. What package should I load for Python? The software manager presented me with a bucket load of options that I did not understand.
Excuse me that this question is more about Linux that the spreadsheet
tuk020
OpenOffice is essentially obsolete. Virtually all the development effort has been going into LibreOffice. LibreOffice ships with Linux Mint nowadays. You could try LibreOffice with an up to date copy of Mint.

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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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GeoffF100 wrote:
TUK020 wrote:New project is to get a mini fanless PC running Linux Mint.
When I try to run HYPTUSS under Open Office, the macros do not go - because Python for the scripts is not supported. What package should I load for Python? The software manager presented me with a bucket load of options that I did not understand.
Excuse me that this question is more about Linux that the spreadsheet
tuk020
OpenOffice is essentially obsolete. Virtually all the development effort has been going into LibreOffice. LibreOffice ships with Linux Mint nowadays. You could try LibreOffice with an up to date copy of Mint.
Sorry, my confused use of names - I am actually using Libre Office on Linux Mint. Question about Python/macros still stands

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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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TUK020 wrote:
GeoffF100 wrote: OpenOffice is essentially obsolete. Virtually all the development effort has been going into LibreOffice. LibreOffice ships with Linux Mint nowadays. You could try LibreOffice with an up to date copy of Mint.
Sorry, my confused use of names - I am actually using Libre Office on Linux Mint. Question about Python/macros still stands
See page 2 of the USer Guide
If you use LibreOffice on Ubuntu, you may need to install the Python Script Provider from
http://tinyurl.com/y9tnmvtg to allow the macros to work.
I can't remember if I had to do this on Mint, but I suspect so

Hope this helps

--kiloran

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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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kiloran wrote:
TUK020 wrote: Sorry, my confused use of names - I am actually using Libre Office on Linux Mint. Question about Python/macros still stands
See page 2 of the USer Guide
If you use LibreOffice on Ubuntu, you may need to install the Python Script Provider from
http://tinyurl.com/y9tnmvtg to allow the macros to work.
I can't remember if I had to do this on Mint, but I suspect so

Hope this helps

--kiloran
kiloran,
copied and pasted the Python script provider into the MInt software manager, and loaded up - worked, now able to enable macros, fetch prices and yields. Thank you.
Tried to do the charts, and got:
Error 503 Backend fetch failed

Backend fetch failed
Guru Meditation:

XID: 715333820

Running Libre Office 6.4.7.2 on Linux Mint

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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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TUK020 wrote:
kiloran wrote:#
kiloran,
copied and pasted the Python script provider into the MInt software manager, and loaded up - worked, now able to enable macros, fetch prices and yields. Thank you.
Tried to do the charts, and got:
Error 503 Backend fetch failed

Backend fetch failed
Guru Meditation:

XID: 715333820

Running Libre Office 6.4.7.2 on Linux Mint
Glad the script provider worked.
I recently found that the MoneyAM charts are no longer working, the website has changed and the new charts are not usable. You can change the chart source to LiveCharts on the Parameters sheet.
I'm working on an alternative to MoneyAM charts

--kiloran

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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

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kiloran wrote: Glad the script provider worked.
I recently found that the MoneyAM charts are no longer working, the website has changed and the new charts are not usable. You can change the chart source to LiveCharts on the Parameters sheet.
I'm working on an alternative to MoneyAM charts

--kiloran
That worked, thanks

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Re: Running Open OFfice on Linux Mint

Post by kiloran »

TUK020 wrote:
kiloran wrote: Glad the script provider worked.
I recently found that the MoneyAM charts are no longer working, the website has changed and the new charts are not usable. You can change the chart source to LiveCharts on the Parameters sheet.
I'm working on an alternative to MoneyAM charts

--kiloran
That worked, thanks
I've also found that there has been a small change on the Stockopedia site so dividends also fail with Stockopedia as a source (LibreOffice on Windows, haven't checked on Linux). I have a fix ready to go.

--kiloran

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