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Main Program Installation

Howard edited this page Apr 26, 2017 · 1 revision

To install this there are a number of important steps, so please follow along closely.


1) Create two new Modules for the code. Open LibreOffice, then select:

  • Menu> Tools | Macros | Organize Macros | LibreOffice Basic...

    (opens LibreOffice Basic Macros dialog)

    • Select: Organizer...

      (opens LibreOffice Basic Macros Organizer dialog)

      • Select: My Macros > Standard

        (opens New Module dialog)

        • Click 'New...'. For Name enter: "AnnotatedBackups" and click OK.
        • Click 'New...' again. For Name enter: "AnnotatedBackupsSettings" and click OK.
      • Double check.

        Should look like this

      • Close the Organizer.


2) Paste the Basic code into the newly created modules:

  • a) Make sure the Object Catalog pane is open, using this button:

    Object pane opening button

  • b) Select: AnnotatedBackups and click Edit

  • c) Should look like this when done:

  • d) Next run it once to generate the settings file. Click somewhere near "' --- NAME AND PURPOSE -----...", then click the Run BASIC icon.

  • e) Click OK here:

  • f) Click OK again here:

  • g) Then back in the BASIC editor, double click Standard on the left twice. This should refresh it's list of children (Modules). Now you should see a new AnnotatedBackupsSettings module listed.