From owner-freebsd-openoffice@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 23 15:42:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-openoffice@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6241A16A4B3 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:42:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.richardflanagan.com.au (gateway.richardflanagan.com.au [203.149.71.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 213DD43F75 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:42:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andy@richardflanagan.com.au) Received: from Rockstar.richardflanagan.com.au (unknown [192.168.0.233]) by mail.richardflanagan.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DFE8218BCC; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:44:50 +1000 (EST) From: Andy K To: Martin Blapp In-Reply-To: <20030923104254.B24438@cvs.imp.ch> References: <1064303459.63215.40.camel@Rockstar.richardflanagan.com.au> <20030923104254.B24438@cvs.imp.ch> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 24 Sep 2003 08:33:56 +1000 Message-Id: <1064356436.1510.15.camel@Rockstar.richardflanagan.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 cc: Open Office Questions Subject: Re: M$ and Open Office X-BeenThere: freebsd-openoffice@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: andy@richardflanagan.com.au List-Id: Porting OpenOffice to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:42:33 -0000 Thanks Martin Being a newbie, I am not sure what information to provide. Thanks for the tip. I am using version 1.0.3, (Thats what the directory in home says) and I installed from the ports collection. Installation seemed to go smoothly, it took awhile as I am using a P2 with 128MB RAM, but no errors at the end, and all aspects of the program open and work fine - except when it comes to opening M$ docs. When I try to open a M$ doc, all of the information disappears and I get a k# at the top of the page only, or I get the error - An unrecoverable error has occurred. All modified files have been saved and can probably be recovered at program restart.- I have also noticed that the word docs do not have a word icon, yet the excel doc does.(Microsoft office 97 icons) The original docs are in office XP format. Regards Andrew Kozak On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 18:47, Martin Blapp wrote: > > Hi, > > > I have installed open office and cannot open M$ docs - both word and > > excel have failed. Is there something in the config I should be looking > > at. Sorry for my ignorance, it's just that I assumed it would open M$ > > stuff straight away, I have also installed the program on a windows > > machine, and that one opened M$ docs of all kinds right away. I am using > > FreeBSD 4.8. If it should be opening them straight away, any suggestions > > You forgot to tell us which version of openoffice you use, and if you have > installed > a port or a package. > > Martin >