Metatexis and Word \'97 - incompatible? (\'Yes\') Thread poster: xxx xxx
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Hallo, everybody,
I was going to download Metatexis but the download information says Metatexis only works with MS WORD 2000 or XP. Is this true? I have only got WORD \'97 (MS Office Professional).
There seems to be a download site for ADO but I doubt I will be able to use it with MS Office 97 since this still works with DAO.
Is there any possibility for me to use Metatexis without having to buy a new MS Office package?
... See more Hallo, everybody,
I was going to download Metatexis but the download information says Metatexis only works with MS WORD 2000 or XP. Is this true? I have only got WORD \'97 (MS Office Professional).
There seems to be a download site for ADO but I doubt I will be able to use it with MS Office 97 since this still works with DAO.
Is there any possibility for me to use Metatexis without having to buy a new MS Office package?
Many thanks for your help!
Diane ▲ Collapse
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| Metatexis and Office 97 | May 20, 2003 |
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the download information says Metatexis only works with MS WORD 2000 or XP. Is this true?
It certainly used to be the case and if the information still says it is, probably nothing has changed. Like you, I have not upgraded since Office 97.
Marc
| | | | Andrzej Lejman
Poland
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| Not compatible with Word 97 | May 20, 2003 |
From Meta Texis Manual:
For the time being, MetaTexis is only available for Microsoft Windows® with Microsoft Office 2000® or Microsoft Office XP®.
In the future MetaTexis will also be available for StarOffice 6 (all platforms, including UNIX and Linux). This version will be called \"Star MetaTexis\". However, to achieve this the whole program will have to be re-developed in Java (a well-known multi-platform programming language). For this reason, Star MetaTexis... See more From Meta Texis Manual:
For the time being, MetaTexis is only available for Microsoft Windows® with Microsoft Office 2000® or Microsoft Office XP®.
In the future MetaTexis will also be available for StarOffice 6 (all platforms, including UNIX and Linux). This version will be called \"Star MetaTexis\". However, to achieve this the whole program will have to be re-developed in Java (a well-known multi-platform programming language). For this reason, Star MetaTexis will not be available before the end of 2003.
Regards
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Andrzej Lejman
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| Upgrade to Word XP | May 20, 2003 |
You should consider upgrading to Word XP. It has maybe thousand functionalities you will never use, but one is worth all the money: recovering text from damaged files. This function really works, you will never get lost more than a cuple of minutes of your work.
Regards
Andrzej
| | | | | COM Add-in is the main reason | May 20, 2003 |
In addition to ADO, Metatexis uses COM Add-in technology, which is only availavle since Word 2000.
Best regards,
Arkady Vysotsky
| | | | xxx xxx
Local time: 09:45
TOPIC STARTER | COM Add-in technology | May 20, 2003 |
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COM Add-in technology
What is this?
Regards
Diane
| | | | | COM Add-in technology | May 20, 2003 |
Metatexis website www.metatexis.com/MetaTexis_FAQ.htm says:
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Roughly speaking, this is a MS feature which allows to pack Word macro code into DLL library. IMHO this approach usually results in slow and unreliable programs. Metatexis\' author, Hermann Bruns, did his best to avoid these drawbacks, though.
Best regards,
Arkady Vysotsky
... See more Metatexis website www.metatexis.com/MetaTexis_FAQ.htm says:
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Roughly speaking, this is a MS feature which allows to pack Word macro code into DLL library. IMHO this approach usually results in slow and unreliable programs. Metatexis\' author, Hermann Bruns, did his best to avoid these drawbacks, though.
Best regards,
Arkady Vysotsky
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| Worth the switch to XP | May 20, 2003 |
Hi there,
I switched to XP last year and I would never go back. Although superficially you still think you are using the same programme there are so many new tricks that it is well worth the switch. (It\'s goodbye to having to go to \"Windows\" to change from one open file to another, for example. Defining languages you use regularly is easier, etc).
I still hate WORD, but if you must use it, then use XP the least awful version of it! Plus of course, to... See more Hi there,
I switched to XP last year and I would never go back. Although superficially you still think you are using the same programme there are so many new tricks that it is well worth the switch. (It\'s goodbye to having to go to \"Windows\" to change from one open file to another, for example. Defining languages you use regularly is easier, etc).
I still hate WORD, but if you must use it, then use XP the least awful version of it! Plus of course, to come back on topic, you get to use Hermann\'s wonderful Metatexis!
Cheers,
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank you so much! | Jun 5, 2003 |
Many thanks for your replies! Following your advice I have opted for the upgrade.
Hopefully I will be able to learn how to use Metatexis one day.
For the time being, can anyone tell me whether there is any possibility for me to use my MSAccess database with Metatexis without having to export (and afterwards reimport) the tables?
Regards,
Diane
| | | | | Import is necessary | Jun 6, 2003 |
Diane Keller wrote:
Many thanks for your replies! Following your advice I have opted for the upgrade.
Hopefully I will be able to learn how to use Metatexis one day.
For the time being, can anyone tell me whether there is any possibility for me to use my MSAccess database with Metatexis without having to export (and afterwards reimport) the tables?
Regards,
Diane
Hi Diane,
unfortunately, you cannot directly use Access tables in MetaTexis. You have to import them. The reason is that TMs do not just contain the segments/TUs, but also other information. Most importantly, TMs include indexes which allow to quickly find any matching TUs.
Hermann
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