[plug] OpenOffice and Elite Central

[Scott Middleton]

A client of ours is a programmer that has written some job control
program. It can only print in Word format, I think it converts them to
word docs first then uses the print engine. OO.o will never work with
his software unless he modifies it.
OO.o is infinitely better than Office in a cost comparison but it can
bite you back if you have to hard sell it to your clients.
Microsoft "works" (pardon the pun) has word in it, i think and is
significantly cheaper than office.



On Sat, 2003-07-05 at 11:30, Chris Caston wrote:
> Okay this is the situation that I feared. I should have known "better"
> but my love for Open Source got in the way.
> 
> I provided a new computer system to a customer and installed a
> (purchased) OEM copy of Windows XP home and the free office suite
> OpenOffice.org. 
> 
> This customer is an accountant and much of the software he required
> could not run under Linux and at his age (must be somewhere about 70) I
> didn't think he was ready to learn SQL-ledger or GNU cash.
> 
> I told him what options he had in regards to OO.o and MS Office and he
> agreed that OO.o would be good if it saved him money. 
> 
> Now the problem is that he called up yesterday and told me from one of
> the functions in Elite Central (http://www.elitepractice.com.au) MS
> Office (or perhaps just MS word) is required in order to print!
> 
> I haven't been able to go around there and work out a way around it due
> to having a stinking cold. 
> 
> Is anyone here familiar with this issue? and know of a work-around.
> 
> The customer actually called Elite Central and spoke to someone that
> told him that open MS Office is supported so he has a closed mind to the
> words "hack" and "work-around".
> 
> I *may* also be able to convince the wholesaler sell me an OEM copy of
> Office or even Works even though I have already supplied the system. 
> 
> I would still much rather get it working with OO.o!
> 
> regards,
> 
> Chris Caston
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