Re: Changing form data source

Fernand,
Yes!  That seems to have worked.  I am off and running, thanks to you.
Thank you very much for resolving this problem for me and I hope you 
have a Happy New Year!
Girvin



Fernand Vanrie wrote:
>   Girvin,
>
> You need  the"form Navigator" (is a button in your form -toolbar) , 
> there you can rightclick and have acces to the form properties.
> hope it helps
>
> Fernand
>> I am using OpenOffice 2.4.1 on Linux.  One of the features I liked 
>> about Base was the possibility of copying a form to another name and 
>> then change the copy's data source to another table.  I have several 
>> tables that have identical structure and field names but containing 
>> different data.  Creating new forms for each table is tedious.  
>> Copying a form and then editing the table it points to would save me 
>> a lot of time.
>> Now, the "OpenOffice.org User Guide for 2.0", Chapter 7, page 447, 
>> "Attaching a data source to a form" appears to give a procedure to 
>> make this change.  However, it talks of choosing "Form Properties" 
>> from a "Form Functions" toolbar.  I cannot find this toolbar!  While 
>> my form is in Design mode, I looked in View -> Toolbars and there are 
>> "Form Controls", "Form Design" and "Form Navigation" options with all 
>> but the last checked.  There does not seem to be a "Form Functions" 
>> option.  In the "Form Controls" toolbar, there is a "Form" icon, but 
>> it is grayed out.
>> How do I go about changing a form's data source?
>>
>> Girvin Herr
>>
>>
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