Difference between revisions of "Creating OpenOffice templates"

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   Hi ${name}!
 
   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. "$name"). This field will typically be displayed by Writer as a grayed rectangle with the variable name, while moving the mouse over it will reveal the field reference.
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However, mixing processing instructions and normal text into the document may become confusing and clutter the layout. So JODReports provides an alternative way of inserting fields. You can insert a visual field in OpenOffice.org Writer from the menu Insert / Fields / Other... (or just press Ctrl+F2), then click on the Functions tab and select Input field. Change the field Reference to '''JOOScript''' and in the following field Content enter the variable name (e.g. "$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]].

Revision as of 13:01, 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.


Openoffice templates 001.png


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 JODReports 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.