[SOLVED] First post: I need some help getting started

[meldawn]

I have been cruising the internet for any script that will allow a beginner, to base and macros, get any kind of an idea where to start. I could not find one. I did find a bunch of "I would not suggest" comments.
That said, I have one "simple" question to ask that, I hope, will give my intellectual ball rolling.

I have a form. Let's call it [Form1]. On that form I have a button, call it [Button1]. I also have a text box, call it [George]... I hate to be completely predictable.

Now, I want to click [Button1] and have [George] say Hello World!.

Can someone help me get started here? Seems like a simple little macro to write. Please correct me if i am totally false in this assumption.
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Meldawn

[SilverCapo]

OK some good places to start:

Andrew's Macro Examples - downloadable from:
http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php

OOo Basic tutorial and intro:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/BASIC_Guide

The tutorial is quite an easy read and should get you started - and the 1000s+ examples in Andrew's document should give you an idea in doing just about anything you can think of using OOo Basic macros

The X-ray tool is also a must-have for getting around the API
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Extensions_development_basic#X-Ray_tool

[QuazzieEvil]

you can also take a look at my free docs at www.geocities.com/rbenitez22
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[JohnV]

Specifically for Base try the free download of Mark B's chapter 6.
http://www.packtpub.com/files/Learn-OpenOffice-Working-with-Databases-Sample-Chapter.pdf

[meldawn]

All of you rock! I used QuazzieEvil's FormsAndDialogs pdf to figure this out. http://www.geocities.com/rbenitez22/OOo/FormsAndDialogs.pdf

Here is answer to my question. I hope this helps to get more people started.