Have you found any problem with saving files saved with openoffice in
MSOffice. I have an Excel spreadsheet that I modified in OpenOffice and
opened it in MSOffice 2k with now problem, but when I try to save it
from MSOffice 2k Execl GPF's.
Mike M
Carson Wilcox wrote:
>I've found the Open Office converts M$ files as well or better
>then Star Office 5.2, I really haven't tried Star Office 6.0. But
>anyone who needs to deal with M$ documents, especially corporate
>docs with a bunch of formatting will have problems.
>
>In those cases I use Codeweavers CrossOver office.
>
>Carson R. Wilcox
>Senior Systems Architect
>Fujitsu Consulting
>Tampa, FL
>
>
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: Frank Roberts - SOTL <sotl155360@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:08:57 -0400
>
>>On Thursday 25 July 2002 03:46, Bill wrote:
>>
>>>On Thursday 25 July 2002 00:42, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>OK guys I know this maybe a dumb question but what is the
>>>>
>difference
>
>>>>between Open Office and Star Office? Aren't both by Sun?
>>>>
>>>>What would you recommend out of Star, Open, or KOffice?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>-Jason
>>>>
>>>Both by Sun, both share a common code base. Star includes some
>>>
>licensed
>
>>>proprietary code that can not be GPL'd because Sun doesn't own
>>>
>it.
>
>>>I use Open Office simply because there was a big gap between
>>>
>the close of
>
>>>the beta program for Star and the time it was available for
>>>
>sale ... and
>
>>>their license extensions on the beta did not stretch far
>>>
>enough. Open
>
>>>Office does all I need it to do ... and probably all 90% of
>>>
>people would
>
>>>need. It has a couple of minor quirks and could run a tad
>>>
>faster ... but
>
>>>that is true for every suite I have ever encountered.
>>>
>>>It has been a long time since I looked at another product so I
>>>
>don't think
>
>>>my observations on Koffice would hold much water anyway.
>>>
>>Best to look at this from a users point of view.
>>
>>Open Office is great if you only use it in your box and you do
>>
>not have to
>
>>send files to and receive files from a MS box.
>>
>>If you have to interact with an MS box then you should strongly
>>
>consider
>
>>acquiring Star Office as Open Office's translator for MS Office
>>
>does not
>
>>function correctly most of the time.
>>
>>Frank
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