[cw-discuss] Best supported Office version

[Manaen Schlabach]

On 10/1/07, James McKenzie <jjmckenzie51 at sprintpcs.com> wrote:
> Robert Smits wrote:
> > On Monday 01 October 2007 16:19, Graham Allan wrote:
> >
> >> With the impending release of CrossOver Linux v6.2, I'm wondering what
> >> the best supported version of Office is.
> >>
> >> When looking at the compatibility lists on the web site, it seems that
> >> for general use (that is, deploying to users who generally don't want
> >> to do any troubleshooting or experimenting themselves), Office 2000 is
> >> probably still the best bet. Would that still be correct with v6.2?
> >>
> >> I have done some very limited testing of Word and Excel 2003, and they
> >> seem mainly ok, but I'm concerned about their listed "bronze"
> >> compatibility level before inflicting them on others. This is for users
> >> who generally use Word, Excel and Powerpoint; I don't think we worry
> >> about Access or Outlook.
> >>
> >
> > Word, Excel and Powerpoint are the ones irrelevant to me. Open Office can
> > handle those formats. What I need is Access.
> >
> >
> I agree.  We need Access, OpenOffice.org can and does handle most of the
> Office documents that
> I come across.
> Also, when is the expected date of CrossOver 6.2 for the Mac?
>
> James McKenzie
>

Unfortunately supporting Access has proved to be very problematic in
Wine and also therefore CXOffice.  It has been some time since I have
read anything about it but iirc the tie ins to Visual Basic make this
a tricky feat.

There is of course also the issue of liability.  If Codeweavers
officially say they support Accesss and there is some unforseen bug
that causes someone to lose their $Million Dbase they have a lawsuit
on their hands.

Regards,
Manaen