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  Libreoffice mail merge not working Paolo Cavallini <cavallini@faunalia.it> - 2016-05-13 08:40 +0200
    Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working Rodary Jacques <rodaryj@free.fr> - 2016-05-14 00:30 +0200
      Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working Paolo Cavallini <cavallini@faunalia.it> - 2016-05-14 08:30 +0200
        Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working Rodary Jacques <rodaryj@free.fr> - 2016-05-17 03:20 +0200
          Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working Paolo Cavallini <cavallini@faunalia.it> - 2016-05-17 07:20 +0200
            Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-05-18 01:10 +0200
              Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working Paolo Cavallini <cavallini@faunalia.it> - 2016-05-18 16:20 +0200

#167797 — Libreoffice mail merge not working

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 Debian version using a different JVM from the
official one (I assume if this would be an upstream issue this would
have been noticed and probably fixed long ago).
Is someone able to use this function?
All the best, and thanks a lot.
-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html

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#167850

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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 document to a series of email addresses.
> I suspect this is due to Debian version using a different JVM from the
> official one (I assume if this would be an upstream issue this would
> have been noticed and probably fixed long ago).
> Is someone able to use this function?
> All the best, and thanks a lot.
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.
	Regards
		Jacques

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#167860

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 for your reply. However, I'm missing your point: I need to do a
series of pdf from a Libreoffice doc, based on a db table, and I suspect
this function is broken in Debian Sid. How converting to something else
could help?
All the best.
-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html

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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 learn LaTex to generate wonderful PDF
> > docs.
> 
> Bonjour Jacques,
> thanks for your reply. However, I'm missing your point: I need to do a
> series of pdf from a Libreoffice doc, based on a db table, and I suspect
> this function is broken in Debian Sid. How converting to something else
> could help?
> All the best.
Sorry, I can't help you. But I suppose you know what you are doing, using an instable distribution 
to work on a db.
		Very nice, your web site.
			

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#167934

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 to
reporting upstream or if it can be a Deb only issue.

> Very nice, your web site.

merci Jacques.
-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html

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#167980

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 the list is a
> confirmation it is a real bug, and a hint whether it is better to
> reporting upstream or if it can be a Deb only issue.

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 replace your use of
database (?) and word processor (LibreOffice).

The suggestion is that you have better control of more robust tools
than your present system, described as fragile, limited and, now,
broken.

I typed   mail merge latex   into google and got some interesting hits
on CTAN and stackexchange. However, it would be presumtuous to make
more than a suggestion.

> > Very nice, your web site.

... and you seem to be doing good work with FOSS.

(Disclosure: I'm not a java fan.)

Cheers,
David.

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#168016

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 replace your use of
> database (?) and word processor (LibreOffice).
> 
> The suggestion is that you have better control of more robust tools
> than your present system, described as fragile, limited and, now,
> broken.
> 
> I typed   mail merge latex   into google and got some interesting hits
> on CTAN and stackexchange. However, it would be presumtuous to make
> more than a suggestion.

sure, I can think of several alternatives, just the type of task is not
very suitable for that - and the main aim of this mail was a bit more
altruistic: to verify the existence of a real bug, to fill up a ticket.
(I'm also trying to avoid Java as much as possible, generally successful).
All the best, and thanks.
-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html

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