Re: [users] Open Office or MS Office Pro Access
On Friday 03 August 2007, + Roy and Christina Forrester wrote: [ MODERATED ] I downloaded Office (Something or Other) thinking I was Getting the latest version of Microsoft Office including Access Database. It has been some time since I used Access but I have a particular application I need it for and the old version I have won't work with XP. I am loathe to install (Office Pro 2007) in case I mess up other applications which I use constantly such as Word and Excel. As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Tuesday 07 August 2007, Ross Bernheim wrote: Roy, Open Office is an open source office suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, vector drawing program and a database program. The word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program have reasonably good file compatibility with Microsoft's Word, Excel and Power Point file formats from all but the latest Vista versions. If you need MS Access compatibility, you are out of luck. The database in Open Office is not compatible with Access. Only MS Access is compatible with MS Access files. This is one of the problems of proprietary software. Built in obsolescence and file incompatibilities between different versions. Your old version will not work on XP and if it is old enough, the new version may not read the files from the old version. Open Office uses ISO approved standards for its file formats. Microsoft uses its own formats that are not fully documented and are restricted by patents and other encumberances so others may not properly and fully implement them and thus restricting you to paying for and using their products exclusively. Depending on what you need to do, the database in Open Office may suffice. If not, there are many other open source databases available for a download. They range from simple to complete SQL databases capable of rather large and complex files. Open Office's database can serve as a front end for many of these more complex databases if desired. Please reply to users@openoffice.org only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Open Office or MS Office Pro Access
I downloaded Office (Something or Other) thinking I was Getting the latest version of Microsoft Office including Access Database. It has been some time since I used Access but I have a particular application I need it for and the old version I have won't work with XP. I am loathe to install (Office Pro 2007) in case I mess up other applications which I use constantly such as Word and Excel. Can any body reassure me? Roy Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Open Office or MS Office Pro Access
Roy and Christina Forrester wrote: I downloaded Office (Something or Other) thinking I was Getting the latest version of Microsoft Office including Access Database. It has been some time since I used Access but I have a particular application I need it for and the old version I have won't work with XP. I am loathe to install (Office Pro 2007) in case I mess up other applications which I use constantly such as Word and Excel. Can any body reassure me? Roy Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assuming you downloaded OpenOffice from www.openoffice.org, you did not get Microsoft Office. OpenOffice is free of charge, unlike MS Office. OO is a complete office package that has excellent compatibility with MS Office files. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Open Office or MS Office Pro Access
Roy, Open Office is an open source office suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, vector drawing program and a database program. The word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program have reasonably good file compatibility with Microsoft's Word, Excel and Power Point file formats from all but the latest Vista versions. If you need MS Access compatibility, you are out of luck. The database in Open Office is not compatible with Access. Only MS Access is compatible with MS Access files. This is one of the problems of proprietary software. Built in obsolescence and file incompatibilities between different versions. Your old version will not work on XP and if it is old enough, the new version may not read the files from the old version. Open Office uses ISO approved standards for its file formats. Microsoft uses its own formats that are not fully documented and are restricted by patents and other encumberances so others may not properly and fully implement them and thus restricting you to paying for and using their products exclusively. Depending on what you need to do, the database in Open Office may suffice. If not, there are many other open source databases available for a download. They range from simple to complete SQL databases capable of rather large and complex files. Open Office's database can serve as a front end for many of these more complex databases if desired. Ross Bernheim On Aug 2, 2007, at 18:07, Roy and Christina Forrester wrote: I downloaded Office (Something or Other) thinking I was Getting the latest version of Microsoft Office including Access Database. It has been some time since I used Access but I have a particular application I need it for and the old version I have won't work with XP. I am loathe to install (Office Pro 2007) in case I mess up other applications which I use constantly such as Word and Excel. Can any body reassure me? Roy Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
