https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-officeAny pros and cons - other than the cost.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345342#430345342"I use it.The excel clone is OK( ish ) but missing some of the fancier stuff although the data pilot feature is fairly useful.The database is next to useless as there is no ODBC driver available and I could not find a way to connect an application toFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:31:04 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345338#430345338can you believe that they have the cheek to sell it?Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:37:33 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345334#430345334http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OPEN-OFFICE-FULL-OFFICE-SUITE-/180499746079?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item2a069f8d1fWed, 28 Apr 2010 06:59:25 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345330#430345330You can always try the beta version of Office 2010. From here.http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspxIt expires November this year I believe.Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:20:45 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345326#430345326I use Open Office for spreadsheets and considering it's free I have no real qualms other than the fact that the Help section has been useless to me so far but most Help sections are.Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:52:33 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345322#430345322Well thanks for all your suggestions, I've been looking at the Oracle Express web pages you mention and it does look promising. It'll probably take me a day or two to see if I can get VC++/Embedded SQL set up.thanks again, I'll let you know if I geTue, 27 Apr 2010 20:13:54 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345318#430345318dont know really, seems like it should be possible from forumshttp://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=981399&tstart=0Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:06:24 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345314#430345314* I'm guessing..Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:57:07 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345310#430345310Do you know anything about Embedding SQL in a MS VC++ program ?I used to use Oracle in the 1990's ( on UNIX ) and it was Simple with Pro'C' but I can't seem to find a simple way of doing it on a PC with VC++I'm guess that the Oracle Express versionTue, 27 Apr 2010 19:56:33 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870454/anyone-trieduse-open-office-as-opposed-to-ms-office?post_id=430345306#430345306yeah heard its good. If its anything like its bigger brother should be more than adequateTue, 27 Apr 2010 19:44:00 -0500