On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:19:21 +0000 (UTC) Came this utterance formulated by Chris Taylor to my mailbox:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:59:28 +0000, Chris Taylor wrote: > > > I have a Quattro Pro File that I would like to open I can't remember > > witch version it was written in as I had a few. was a windows > > version. I can't get it to open in OO ver 3 Linux Can anyone help me > What you have here is a case of vendor lock-in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in#Lock-in_in_electronics_and_computers The solution (one solution?) is to download the trial version of Wordperfect Office and use it to export the spreadsheet files in a less proprietary format. I see Wordperfect Office now supports ODF but i do not know at what level. http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1207939621182#tabview=tab0 You will have to do this on a Windows machine as they do not support other platforms. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
