On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:23:52 +0100, Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 22 Sep 2002 4:30 pm, you wrote: > > On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 11:12:47 +0100, Anne Wilson > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From time to time I have had problems with an OO save, causing a > > > spontaneous logout. The worry is that sometimes the save has > > > completed OK before the logout, and sometimes the document is > > > corrupted, making it difficult if not impossible to resurrect the > > > data. > > > > > > For text documents I have laboriously opened them in a text editor > > > and > > > > > > stripped out all control codes, saving the day, but I'm very > > > worried about the possibility of losing crucial spreadsheet data. > > > > > > Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do about it? > > > > I've never experienced those sorts of problems. Tell more about your > > instalation (this is standard for the download from OOorg: > > 1. Network install (# ./setup -net) to e.g. /opt/OOo101/ > > 2. Workstation install ($ ./setup from /opt/OOo101/) > > to /home/<user>/OOo101 > > > > regards, > > Richard. > > > > > Anne > > This is going to sound really stupid: I can only half-remember > installing it. > > I think it was from Mandrake's disk3. It's a user install, into > usr/lib/openoffice, and the main files are dated 13/03/2002. Much of > the time I have no problem, but just occasionally these crashes, which > always seem to happen just as I am saving a file. > > Anne
Probably the best thing is to upgrade to OOo101. From the date, you're probably using one of the more 'beta' files than 101. Fixed quite a few bugs --think I remember the random Crash on Save was one of them. Richard. > >
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