On 09/03/2007 08:09 PM, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> hi
>
> On 9/2/07, Adrian Try <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> The idea is to use the Excel spreadsheet as a database, and access it
>> using Base.
>>
>> Here is what I did with my experiment at work:
>>
>> 1. Open OpenOffice.org Base
>>
>
> I am
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:34:56 -0700, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
>
> The woman who created this .xls spreadsheet is considered a hero at this
> school. The spreadsheet was created 2 years ago, and this school has grown
> by 33% or so since that time. But they are still using the same spreadsheet
>
hi
On 9/4/07, ccornell - OpenOffice.org <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am willing to give Star Office a shot.If you're still playing in the
> Windows world, you can get a full (licensed) version of StarOffice as part
> of Google Pack.
>
The problem, though, is that we are trying to get the teac
On 09/03/2007 08:07 PM, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> hi
>
> On 9/3/07, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Despite your comments regarding Sun StarOffice, I still suggest that you
>> consider downloading and giving it a try.
>
>
> I am having trouble finding a download page that is free as i
Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> hi
>
> On 9/3/07, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Despite your comments regarding Sun StarOffice, I still suggest that you
>> consider downloading and giving it a try.
>>
>
>
> I am having trouble finding a download page that is free as in beer, other
> than
Despite your comments regarding Sun StarOffice, I still suggest that you
consider downloading and giving it a try.
I am having trouble finding a download page that is free as in beer, other
than a trial version. I don't like to use trial versions, as they have lots
of problems associated with
hi
On 9/2/07, Adrian Try <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The idea is to use the Excel spreadsheet as a database, and access it
> using Base.
>
> Here is what I did with my experiment at work:
>
> 1. Open OpenOffice.org Base
>
I am going to give this a shot now. Thanks for setting out the steps so
hi
On 9/3/07, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Despite your comments regarding Sun StarOffice, I still suggest that you
> consider downloading and giving it a try.
I am having trouble finding a download page that is free as in beer, other
than a trial version. I don't like to use trial ver
hi
Okay, so we have more testing, and I wanted to report the results back to
this list. Holden Aust saved the file as an .ods file. That .ods file was
about 343.5 kb, as opposed to the original 6 mb .xls file. Holden created
the .ods version of the file by copying and pasting to a new spreadshe
On 09/02/2007 11:26 AM, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> On 9/2/07, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> My expectation is that if you solve this problem, then they will have
>> another blocker for you.
>
>
> No, if it works better from a strictly functional point of view and costs
hi
On 9/2/07, Adrian Try <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Christian and everyone
>
> > On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 11:46 -0700, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> >> I need some help figuring out how to make OOo handle a massive 6
> >> MB .xls file better.
>
> > And Ian Lynch replied:
> > My first reaction is
Hi Christian and everyone
On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 11:46 -0700, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
I need some help figuring out how to make OOo handle a massive 6
MB .xls file better.
And Ian Lynch replied:
My first reaction is that a spreadsheet is the wrong tool for this
application. This should be i
Christian wrote:
> despite having funded SCO with purchasing questionable "licenses".
Don't be surprised if Sun gets that money back.
SCO has been boxed in where they either admit to selling that which
they were not entitled to sell, or refusing to pay their supplier for
that which they did sell
hi
On 9/1/07, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I'd also suggest that you have a look at StarOffice. OOo is basically
> the free version of SO, and Sun have added macro & templates that assist
> in making a MS to SO transition. It's free to educational institutions,
> staff, students, etc., an
On 09/01/2007 07:27 PM, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> hi
>
> I find it easier to do newsletters with Pagemaker,
Please use attributes when replying to posts. At first glance I thought
that *you* were saying that you find it easier to do newsletters with
Pagemaker.
[snip]
>
>
> If anyone need to
15 matches
Mail list logo
