On Mon, 12 May 2008 16:37:14 -0500 John Thompson wrote: > On 2008-05-09, M Henri Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here a link (http://tinyurl.com/3ja7xy) to a recent InfoWorld > > article which claims that OOo 3.0b has significant problems dealing > > with MS Office 2007 xml files. Have other users who've tested OOo > > 3.0b also found this to be the case ? As the beta is not (yet ?) > > available in a 64-bit version, I've not had the opportunity to test > > it myself.... > > Regarding conversion of Office2007 formats -- has anyone tried > conversion from older formats (e.g. .doc, .xls)? The released > OfficeOpenXML specification is by all accounts incomplete and > confusing and may not reflect what is actually implemented in > Office2007 (or what will be implemented in the OOXML ISO standard > specification, if/when it is finally completed). > > I suspect you might find conversion from the older formats better > supported, and given that the OOXML standard is still in flux, the OOo > developers may be wiser to wait before investing a lot of time and > effort into OOXML support. > > How many people actually use the Office2007 native formats anyway? > Everyone I know has stayed with the older formats. >
Many newbies get a computer with Vista and Office 2007 trial version on it. The default format for saving from the trail is Office 2007 XML. Someone here said it was the only save type allowed, but i haven't been able to confirm this. As newbies they use it and don't know any better. Many office workers have never had to pay attention to save file types (at work i often get asked why when they send a document it cannot be opened at the other end - they sent it in ODF, not PDF). -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
