OpenOffice 3.0 issues new challenge

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OpenOffice 3.0 issues new challenge

Open source office suite issues major challenge to Microsoft with latest release

 

[Obelix]

wohoo - there goes my CAP - Gladly

 

[Takkies]

Yeah Right . . . .

But does Open Office run macros and does it run *.pst files.
Outlook is the only program I use every single day.

 

[Drunkard #1]

The website's down for me. Anyone else?

I guess I've waited this long, another day won't hurt... much.

 

[LazyLion]

more discussion here and local download links...

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=139909

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

OO runs Visual Basic so it depends on your definition of Macros

 

[kevinswan007]

I have used nothing else but openoffice for years.

 

[Drunkard #1]

Thanks, downloading off SAIX!
Will try it out tonight!

 

[Solidus]

Finally, this is what I've been waiting for
Gonna start punting it at work. hope we get a bonus for saving the company
a fortune

 

[.Froot.]

Been using OO3 beta the last while. Really awesome...

 

[Takkies]

OO Macros

OO runs Visual Basic so it depends on your definition of Macros

It would have to run VBA. Actually it would have to rum the same macros that MS Office 2007

 

[BigAl-sa]

It would have to run VBA. Actually it would have to rum the same macros that MS Office 2007

Why on earth would you want to drag your VBA viruses into a new system?

 

[fritzdeelman]

OO runs Visual Basic so it depends on your definition of Macros

If I am not mistaken you can CHOOSE from several scripting languages to write your macros.

 

[wezhira]

opensource all the way

 

[nelwa]

But does Open Office run macros and does it run *.pst files.
Outlook is the only program I use every single day.

So can it open .pst files or not?

 

[nic777]

So can it open .pst files or not?

Isn't pst files for Outlook?

If its only for Outlook, then no, OO can not do that since it does not have a mail program like outlook.

Thunderbird, another open source email client, can open PST files and import your mail.

 

[Smiley_lauf]

local mirror: mirror.ac.za

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

If I am not mistaken you can CHOOSE from several scripting languages to write your macros.

I'm a bit ignorant on OO macros, but I'm currently doing my ICDL (UNISA requirement) and want to try out OO macros when its released under LINUX.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

http://www.openoffice.org/

Apologies - our website is struggling to cope with the unprecedented
demand for the new release 3.0 of OpenOffice.org. The technical teams are
trying to come up with a solution.

Thank you for your patience.

Looks like the whole world is downloading OO3 ... thanks for link on the mirror site, downloading it now as Ubuntu might take a day or two to have it in its offical repositry.

 

[lpvoid]

w0000T!