FYI - 1.1.0 RC4 is out today.
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1009574294
I've installed it and used it before. The only problem I've had (keep in mind I havent done too much with it) is with password-protected files. For example, if you have a word doc and password protect it with MS Word, open office can't use it. There are a zillion tools to decrypt the password though.

Also, there is a SDK for OpenOffice too.....

Just think, you get a brand new $200 computer from TigerDirect or Wallmart-Online with Lindows on it, install Wine, your VFP app, maybe MYSQL for a backend, OpenOffice, and now there is Novell for Linuix too. Just think the $ you can save a client! hehehe

>Hi
>Has anayone installed OpenOffice.org version 1.1.0?
>Just got Tamar Granor's new book "OOoSwitch: 501 Things you wanted to know about Switching to OpenOffice.org from Microsoft Office."
>Am a vfp7 programmer & am interested in possibly replacing MicroSoft Office with OpenOffice.org at some client sites.
> The book is very interesting and helpful. It walks you thru the installation and shows many differences & similiarities in the way spreadsheets, word processors, etc work.
>Congratulations to Tamar for writing this book! This message needs to be gotten out to the programming & user communities.
>I noticed while installing OOo (ver. 1.1.0) that they ask you to select the Java environment to be used by OOo.
>I looked up "Java" in the Index of the book and it said "Java Setup page, 14". When I went to page 14 there wasn't any info on Java.
>I couldn't find anything in the OOo Help files, either.
>What are they looking for? Hopefully just an executable.
>I've got Borland's Java Developement on another pc but it's a several years old, and I don't work with Java any more.
>Maybe I can download something from the internet.
>The install zip file is: OOo_1.1rc3_Win32Intel_Install.zip and I got it from the http://www.OpenOffice.org web site..
>The os is Win XP Pro.
>All help appreciated.
>Bill Wright