openoffice.org-2.3.0 can't save files

Robert Huff roberthuff at rcn.com
Sun Nov 4 22:13:43 PST 2007


P.U.Kruppa writes:

>  >> > 	All files, or just OpenDocument types?
>  >> > 	If the latter, did you compile with Java?
>  >>  I tried calc, writer, and impress: None of them can be saved.
>  >
>  > 	Let me be more specific: in Writer, can you save in .doc
>  > (MS Word), but not in .odt?
>
>  Interesting: Yes I can save in .doc format!

	Cogratulations: you appear to have run into a little known
"feature" of OpenOffice.  In order to save things in any of the
OpenDocument (and possibly other) formats you must a) have a working
Java compiler installed and b) make sure OO compiles with Java
support.


				Robert Huff


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