On Wednesday 09 January 2008 19:14:52 Jean-Christophe Helary wrote: > On 9 janv. 08, at 22:43, Keith Maunder wrote: > > I have recently installed Open Office 2.3 on my Mac, which is > > running Leopard. > > > > I should like to build a database, but when I try I get a message to > > say that it requires a Java runtime environment, whatever that > > means. Is this possible to achieve on a Mac? and if so, how? > > Java is suposedly installed on any Mac.
You may need to let OpenOffice.org know where your Java is installed. Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > Java will take you to where your Java programs are listed. At least that is the case on Windows and Linux. When you go there, OOo will take some time looking for an installed Java. If it then appears, make sure the radio button has a dot in it. Otherwise, click it to create the dot. Dan > Can you specify which version of OSX you are running ? > > > If I do manage to get it to work, will I be able to open an existing > > database created on MS Access in a Windows environment? > > This is unlikely. > > > Thank you for a great product, which I am sure I will master > > eventually! > > Good luck ! > > > > Jean-Christophe Helary --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
