Libre Office Base; Opens reports in read-only

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LibreOffice Base opens reports automatically in read-only mode. I've looked everywhere to find how to make sure it doesn't opens reports in read-only mode.

Does anyone knows how to make sure that LibreOffice Base won't open reports in read-only mode?

Thank you for your time!

More importantly, why does Libreoffice do this? The data is opened in memory. I shouldn't need a permanent place on disk to make in-memory edits. Please fix this broken behavior @libreoffice_folks... — Him, Feb 04 '22 at 17:04

M Zeinstra · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-16T14:05:19.283

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Just do a SAVE AS for your read-only report file. And then open the resulting .odt document. It will be editable.

edited Dec 16 '14 at 14:05

answered Dec 16 '14 at 08:40

M Zeinstra

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 22 '16 at 12:09

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In the version I'm using (5.0.5) there's an info bar at the top of the created document:

This document has been opened read-only. Edit Document

answered Apr 22 '16 at 12:09

Gerold Broser

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 11 '16 at 13:36

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As suggested here by redN00ws, this worked for me:

Have you tried 'Format' > 'Sections' ? Then select the Section (eg. Section1) with 'Write Protection' activated and deactivate it. Now it should be editable.

answered May 11 '16 at 13:36

Steve Saporta

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I appreciate your help, but I already have solved my problem a year ago.. Thanks anyways :) – M Zeinstra May 11 '16 at 13:42

Libre Office Base; Opens reports in read-only

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