Re: Libreoffice mail merge not working
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.
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