Hi Christian,
Christian Einfeldt schreef:
I need some help figuring out how to make OOo handle a massive 6 MB .xls
file better.
[...]
We will not be able to move the
school to FOSS unless we are able to convince the principal that OOo can
handle this mission-critical document.
[...]
But the teachers will probably not accept a box that takes even 110 seconds
to load this spreadsheet, and they will get a negative impression of FOSS,
which might actually set us back, rather than move us forward.
It is hard to judge what exactly the situation is in non technical
sense, what the 'playing field' is you have.
What I would think of in a situation like this:
- show that the spreadsheet can open and work (mind the remark about
shared working - see also IssueZilla #8811 );
- tell about the bad performance when opening, that however is about
100% better than for a year and also that work is going on to further
improve that (both are true);
- explain however, that the best solution is to make a database, and
that that needs some extra time.
Furthermore I guess it will be possible to present a party functioning
database on short notice, and with help of some smart DB-guys in the
community, have it all done in reasonable time.
I hope this helps, but am confident that you'll find a solution in one
or another direction.
Kindest regards,
Cor
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Arnhem - Netherlands
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