Re: [libreoffice-users] status of "macro in ODF" interoperability?

Hi :)
I have a feeling that macros were OK between LO and AOO a couple of years
ago but there have been huge developments in LO during that time so
compatibility has probably suffered a bit.

What happens to a macro written for LO that calls functionality which
doesn't exist in other suites?  Also what happens if the functionality does
exist in another suite but is handled differently?

If written for AOO then i suspect it'll probably work in LO.  Or if written
for LO and manages to avoid the newer features then presumably it'll work
in AOO too (but cross your fingers jic!).  Obviously this is also going to
be a problem with macros that people try to run in older versions of
LibreOffice.  So if compatibility is a main concern then avoid using newer
functionality!


All this is also a problem in MS Office, of course.  However they have the
additional problem that even sticking to basic functionality is often a
problem between different versions and that happens even if the version of
MSO is newer than the one the macro was written for.  At my workplace we
are stuck on MS Office 2010 and can't upgrade or move to 365 due to this
issue.  Rewriting the macros each time we need to upgrade is a pain.

At least with the LO macros the languages used are the same in each
upgrade/update and the same as those used in other office suites.  So
re-writing is less of an issue.  It would be better for us to re-write to
LO macro-code because then we would only have to do the re-write just the 1
time.

However all this is only my own opinion and could easily be wrong.  I do my
best to avoid macros.
Regards from
Tom :)




On 23 July 2014 16:40, M. Fioretti <mfioretti@nexaima.net> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> When I wrote this, almost 10 years ago, things didn't looking too good
> for "inter-suite" macro compatibility:
>
> http://archive09.linux.com/feature/47935
>
> today, I have the feeling thing's haven't really improved, when it
> comes to macros inserted in ODF files, even considering only the
> FOSS-based suites, i.e. AOO, LO, Calligra... but I am not sure. What's
> your opinion, or reports from the trenches? Any feedback is welcome.
>
>          Thanks,
> Marco
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