Is there a library of user-written macros?

[Webby]

Hi.

I've just started using OpenOffice 4.1.2 and I'm pretty impressed so far. One thing I'm missing though is an automated diary. I wrote a macro in Word that was invoked when I opened a document. It simply wrote a line at the bottom of the document with today's day and date and then exited. Rather than write it again for OpenOffice I was wondering if someone had done something similar and had made a copy of the macro(s) available somewhere for all to use. I can't find anything so far...

[RoryOF]

In your default template in a header or footer /Insert /Fields /Other : Document tab, select Date and the format you require. Now save your new default template over the older copy.

[Webby]

Sorry, I didn't explain that very well. My "diary" was just a single document interspersed with day & date lines within the text. I didn't mean a footer. For example:

Monday, July 22 2016 <<<<< this line created by a macro
I type here whatever I want e.g took car to garage for service...
Tuesday, July 23 2016
Garage rang re car...
Wednesday, July 24 2016
Thursday, July 25 2016

and so on.

[RoryOF]

There are a few Diary templates; use
http://templates.openoffice.org/en/search?query=diary'
to find these. They are mostly for food diaries, but they may be easily adapted to general use, depending on your exact requirements.

[Webby]

Thanks Rory. Unfortunately, nothing really hits the mark. If I could write a macro in Word I guess I can do the same in OpenOffice and I know Visual Basic so I shouldn't have too hard a time. I just didn't want to re-invent the wheel.

[RoryOF]

OpenOffice macro language at its most detailed level is quite dissimilar from VBA; you may get away with something in OO BASIC.

[RoryOF]

A collection of Diary templates for OO is at
http://www.downloadcollection.com/freew ... -diary.htm

[Webby]

Thanks Rory. I'll check thoose templates out later.

Thanks for your help.