Re: [PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011, Bill Barry wrote: > I think in your context it is likely an Arcgis map package > http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0911/share-and-document-maps-with-map-packages.html Bill, I'm sure you're correct. > esri also produces more than its share of proprietary data formats.

Re: [PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011, Ken Stephens wrote: > Augmented Microsoft Project file. Got MS Project? Ken, Mope. No M$ anything here for ~ 14 years. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Bill Barry
On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: >   I was sent a file with the .mpk extention and need to determine whether it > can be viewed or converted on a linux host. My Google search suggests that > it's a type of Microsoft Project file. > >   Has anyone here seen or worked with this t

Re: [PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Ken Stephens
Rich Shepard wrote: > On Fri, 30 Dec 2011, Fred James wrote: > > >> It has been a while and a few versions of MS and OOo since I have done >> this, but I used to have good success opening MS project with OOo ... but >> not so good going the other way ... sigh >> > Fred, > > Trying to

Re: [PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011, Fred James wrote: > It has been a while and a few versions of MS and OOo since I have done > this, but I used to have good success opening MS project with OOo ... but > not so good going the other way ... sigh Fred, Trying to open the file in LO just hangs the application

Re: [PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Fred James
Rich Shepard wrote: >I was sent a file with the .mpk extention and need to determine whether it > can be viewed or converted on a linux host. My Google search suggests that > it's a type of Microsoft Project file. > >Has anyone here seen or worked with this type of file before? It seems to

[PLUG] .mpk files

2011-12-30 Thread Rich Shepard
I was sent a file with the .mpk extention and need to determine whether it can be viewed or converted on a linux host. My Google search suggests that it's a type of Microsoft Project file. Has anyone here seen or worked with this type of file before? It seems to me that every time an open so