How to get switchboard to users

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How to get switchboard to users

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I've created a switchboard using the extension. Question is, now that I've created the switchboard that contains and runs all my forms, how do I get that switchboard to my users?
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Re: How to get switchboard to users

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Install extension to all users of OOo, and register that database on every OOo.
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I'm looking for a way to get just the switchboard on their desktops. I don't want them to be able to go anywhere near the tables, forms, etc, that are found in the base program. Is there no way to do this?

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Not really.

Base doesn't have any 'runtime' sort of element that gives restricted access to the end user, OOo 'is' the runtime.

See these threads:
[Solved] How do I distribute an application-runtime version?
Base as a stand alone database application..

If this has answered your question please go to your first post and use the Edit button, and add [Solved] to the start of the title. You can use the green tick icon at the same time if you like.
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here's another thought, does anyone have vbs script that when launched, would open the switchboard? I'm going to look further into that. With a script, the user could launch that instead of getting into the OO base program and seeing all the stuff they shouldn't, to launch the switchboard. if anyone has such code I'd like to have it. If I find code that would do this I'll post about it here.

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Use QuazzieEvil's "running form from shortcut" macro to launch the switchboard...
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... 85&p=14529&

Just check your data is being saved properly if you use it. If not, you will need to use the store() command in a macro.

You will still need to do what R4zoli says... Install OO, register the database in tools>options>oo.org base>databases. Also you will need to store the openForm macro in the "MyMacro's" section (not in the form). This means you would also need to import the macro file for each user.

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