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Hi :)
We were really talking about macros that run inside the document rather than talking about writing 
programs.  

I think one really good way to learn Python right now is to join in with the devs in LibreOffice.  
There are a list of "Easy hacks" and you can pick 1 or 2 and then write your code for it and ask 
the devs for feedback.  I think there is even a chance of getting a named mentor to help guide you 
(although i'm not sure if that idea is still going).  If you are new to programming or don't feel 
confident then you could do a few of the "Easy hacks" until you worked out the preferred ways of 
doing things.  

Books and theoretical class-room exercises might be good and interesting but dealing with and 
solving real-world problems is even better for most subjects imo.  
Regards from 
Tom :)  





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 From: Roger Nutbeam <gnutbeam@gmail.com>
To: Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> 
Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org 
Sent: Friday, 6 September 2013, 18:00
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Suggestions: Sorry but the feedback page is not working, I am 
sending by email
 

On Linux try Gambas http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html

You can write standalone BASIC programs, either GUI or console based. Open
Source.

Or you can go real old school and try somthing like Chipmunk BASIC. Mac,
Linux and Windows.

http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/

Python is very easy to learn btw. There are lots of really good books and
online resources for learning it.


On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:

On 09/06/2013 12:14 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
/snip/

Sadly, LibreOffice uses a different version of Basic that doesn't seem
to have  had security issues "out in the wild" (afaik).  A
  couple of times people have been urged to upgrade to new branches to
avoid known issues that were fixed in the newer branch but that was
almost entirely preventative rather than reactive.  I think LibreOffice
even allows a few other languages to be used, such as Python.
________________
/snip/

I downloaded the package LibreOffice, because I am currently the a Visual
Basic and MsAccess programmer.

Please elaborate: Is it possible to use LO to write free-standing BASIC
software? (NOT Visual Basic!) If so, a little information as to how that
can be done would be appreciated. Every so often I would like to
code something simple to make my life easier, but the simple programs
like BASIC and Turbo Pascal (early versions) just don't seem to exist
anymore. I'm 75, and I just don't have the ambition to learn Python,
altho I think it might do the job.

--doug


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