Difference between revisions of "Creating OpenOffice templates"
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| + | A field that will be replaced with the value of a variable passed can be specified using the standard FreeMarker expression notation by typing the variable name into the document as follows: | ||
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| + | Hi ${name}! | ||
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| + | However, mixing processing instructions and normal text into the document may become confusing and clutter the layout. So JOOReports provides an alternative way of inserting fields. You can insert a visual field in OpenOffice.org Writer from the menu Insert / Fields / Other... (or just press Ctrl+F2), then click on the Functions tab and select Input field. Change the field Reference to JOOScript and in the following field Content enter the variable name (e.g. "$name"). This field will typically be displayed by Writer as a grayed rectangle with the variable name, while moving the mouse over it will reveal the field reference. | ||
This is the OpenOffice.org document in this sample: [[File:Tpl.odt]]. | This is the OpenOffice.org document in this sample: [[File:Tpl.odt]]. | ||
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| + | Read about OpenOffice.org templates at [http://jodreports.sourceforge.net/ JODReports]. | ||
[[Category: Installation Guide]] | [[Category: Installation Guide]] | ||
[[Category: OKM Network]] | [[Category: OKM Network]] | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 17 May 2011
In order to make a relation between the template form field and the property group, you have to name them following a naming convention: replace ":" and "." by "_". Here you can see the matching between both fields:
| PROPERTY GROUP NAME | TEMPLATE FIELD NAME |
|---|---|
| okp:tpl.name | okp_tpl_name |
| okp:tpl.bird_date | okp_tpl_bird_date |
| okp:tpl.language | okp_tpl_language |
To create a template in OpenOffice.org go to View > Toolbars > Form Controls. The a new dialog will appear and you will be able to add form elements to the document. This dialog contains form stuff such as Labels, Text Boxes, Check Boxes, etc.
A field that will be replaced with the value of a variable passed can be specified using the standard FreeMarker expression notation by typing the variable name into the document as follows:
Hi ${name}!
However, mixing processing instructions and normal text into the document may become confusing and clutter the layout. So JOOReports provides an alternative way of inserting fields. You can insert a visual field in OpenOffice.org Writer from the menu Insert / Fields / Other... (or just press Ctrl+F2), then click on the Functions tab and select Input field. Change the field Reference to JOOScript and in the following field Content enter the variable name (e.g. "$name"). This field will typically be displayed by Writer as a grayed rectangle with the variable name, while moving the mouse over it will reveal the field reference.
This is the OpenOffice.org document in this sample: File:Tpl.odt.
Read about OpenOffice.org templates at JODReports.
