Database Wizard, Select database, Connect to existing database: odbc, Help Error occurs
On pc Debian x86-64 with master sources updated today, I don't reproduce this but help page is about "Mail Merge Wizard", so no error but is it expected? Olivier: thought you might be interested in this one.
Version: 7.2.0.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 2a7ea282da28d665a7dc086360567b4aea27bf08 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-AU (en_AU); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded
Works here as expected: Opens Help for database connections. System: OpenSUSE 15.2 64bit rpm Linux, LO 7.2.2.2
This is a general problem, seems links in code need verification. Two more examples: Base Query Design, Save As https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-GB/text/shared/05/err_html.html?System=WIN&DbPAR=BASE&HID=dbaccess/ui/savedialog/dialog-action_area1 Help ID: dbaccess/ui/savedialog/dialog-action_area1 Base Table Design, Indexes https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-GB/text/shared/05/err_html.html?System=WIN&DbPAR=BASE&HID=dbaccess/ui/indexdesigndialog/dialog-action_area1 Help ID: dbaccess/ui/indexdesigndialog/dialog-action_area1 Version: 7.2.1.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 87b77fad49947c1441b67c559c339af8f3517e22 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-AU (en_AU); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded
OK, got it with a simple example: Open a database. Pane Queries. Create Query in Design view. Press "Help" on dialog "Add Table or Query". ------ Could not find Help page (404). That is an error. Possible causes are: The page does not exist and must be created. The page exists, but the Help ID is wrong or missing. Use the Module, Contents, Index and Search selectors to find the right page. The following data could be helpful in locating the error: Help ID: dbaccess/ui/tablesjoindialog/dialog-action_area1 ------ There are much more places a connection to the content is impossible. This works with LO 7.0.5.2, fails with LO 7.1.0.3 on OpenSUSE 15.2 64bit rpm Linux. Seems someone has planned special help for every dialog, but this special held never has been written. Help in LO 7.0.5.2 will show the start of Help about Base instead. Have changed the Component to "Documentation". Hope this is right. This isn't a special Base problem.
It would be good to run a process to identify and list broken links. If it's a manageable number there's a good chance a community member would be interested in finding the links.
(In reply to flywire from comment #0) > Database Wizard, Select database, Connect to existing database: odbc, Help > > Error occurs Following the steps reported by flywire I landed in (which seems to make sense to me): https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-US/text/shared/explorer/database/dabawiz01.html?System=UNIX&DbPAR=BASE&HID=dbaccess/ui/generalpagewizard/datasourceType#bm_id763267 However, I was able to reproduce the error reported by Robert: > Open a database. > Pane Queries. > Create Query in Design view. > Press "Help" on dialog "Add Table or Query". I could not find a Help page dedicated specifically to the "Add Table or Query" dialog. However, pressing Help could lead the user to the "Query Design" page: https://help.libreoffice.org/7.3/en-US/text/sdatabase/02010100.html?&DbPAR=SHARED&System=UNIX System info: Version: 7.2.3.2 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 20(Build:2) CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 5.13; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb) Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR.UTF-8); UI: en-US Ubuntu package version: 1:7.2.3-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 Calc: threaded
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Understanding,_Authoring_and_Editing_Openoffice.org_Help/4#Determining_A_Help_ID wiki content can help identify helpIDs in order to scrutinize help source for missing pages or missing HID links
Help page for Robert' issue: > > Open a database. > Pane Queries. > Create Query in Design view. > Press "Help" on dialog "Add Table or Query". > exists as https://help.libreoffice.org/7.5/en-US/text/shared/02/14020100.html and is incomplete