On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 06:38 -0400, Richard Detwiler wrote: > Dave Barton wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 17:27 -0700, Jan Kerns wrote: > >> I have been using OpenOffice.org for about a year now, and really like > >> the program. > >> > >> Yesterday I tried to open a form document from the Oregon Water > >> Resources Dept. that was based on Word, version 6. Each time I tried, > >> it opened up with a blank screen, and my computer was frozen up. Is > >> Open Office compatabile with ver. 6? Do I need to be doing any > >> updates to the program? > >> If so, how do I do them? > >> > >> Thanks for your help........Jan Kerns > > > > Yes OOo can open and save Word 6 files. The current version of OOo is > > 2.0.2 (2.0.3 to be released shortly). If the document does not contain > > any sensitive or private information, please fell free to email a copy > > to me off-list (the list server removes attachments) and if I can open > > it I will send it back in odf, sxw or any other format you wish. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Dave > > > > > > For what it's worth, I've encountered s similar problem with two > specific Word files. When I try to open them up in OOo, they do not open > and the computer freezes. A co-worker who has Word printed one out to > show me. It is around 12 pages with a fair number of graphics. This file > size is around 3.5 MB. So it's not a trivial document, but it's also one > that OOo SHOULD be able to handle. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > The document is not confidential, if anyone would like to take a look at it. > > Dick
OK! send it to bmcsATblooming.com.au (AT = @) and I will take a look to see if I can locate the problem. Let me know which OS you are using and what your machine spec is, so that I can replicate your conditions as closely as possible. Have you compared your machine spec with that of your co-worker's? Could it be a memory issue? I encountered something like this a while back, where a customer's machine worked fine except when large data files were being loaded. Running memtest picked up a faulty memory block. Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
