Open Office does not open large files

linuxfond · 09-24-2004, 02:51 PM

Open Office does not open large files.
It's a tough problem. Did anyone have it?
Tnx.

crashmakerMX · 09-24-2004, 02:52 PM

what happens? do you get an error message, does it crash?

linuxfond · 09-24-2004, 02:54 PM

no errors. it just crashes silently.

linuxfond · 09-25-2004, 02:25 AM

Should install MS Office? The newest OO hits below the belt. PC is not to blame. Enough memory for whatever task. Desperate. Nasty.

slackist · 09-25-2004, 07:41 AM

IIRC there is an section in OO options for setting its memory usage, maybe try tweaking that.

Also the OO website has some good FAQ's and forums

Mark

linuxfond · 09-25-2004, 08:56 AM

Thanks, Mark.
I set the memory usage up to 500Mb. Result is the same. Installed MS Office - got to do the work. It opens the needed files instantly, but still hope to get the OO up. I'm really used the the OO.

linuxfond · 09-25-2004, 09:01 AM

Forgot to add, why OO uses up to 98% of CPU on large files? Isn't it crazy? Fear there is no solution. Do you succeed to open files ca.30Mb in OO? MS Word does it in less than a second.

slackist · 09-26-2004, 12:17 AM

I've never tried opening a file that big so I couldn't say, sorry.

Mark

linuxfond · 09-26-2004, 03:46 AM

Hi there,
Sure, my files are not that big. 30Mb max, only text (up to 13000 pages in one file).
Setting the memory usage to 500Mb should hold these 30Mb well within?