On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 20:14 -0400, Richard Detwiler wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I need to use excel for my business but unfortunately I have an older > > version > > and it is not compatible with one of my buyers. They recommended to use > > openoffice. Is it possible to download your program and transfer my excel > > documents > > over or would I have to start all over? Please let me know as soon as > > possible. Thank you. > > > > > > -Alan > > > > > > Yes, with OpenOffice.org, you can open Excel files, and then save them > as OpenOffice.org spreadsheet files (.ods file extensions). Or if you > need to share the files with someone who has Excel but does not have > OOo, then you can save the files as a more up to date xls format.
In addition to Richard's answer, I would mention that while OOo Calc does open and save Excel files, it cannot currently translate Excel macros written in VBA into Star Basic used by Calc. Star Basic has functionality and a syntax which is similar to VBA, but they are not directly interchangeable. I believe there is some development work going on in this area. Hope this helps. Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
