Yes I have seen problems moving doc's and spreadsheets back and
forth. Simple straight forward docs arn't a problem but the more
complex one's can be a problem.
Carson R. Wilcox
Senior Systems Architect
Fujitsu Consulting
Tampa, FL
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Mike Manchester <mchester@pobox.com>
Reply-To: slug@nks.net
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:43:49 -0400
>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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