On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh

<foxhelp@information-architecture.com> wrote:

> On Apr 14, 2009, at 12:08 PM, KAM.covad wrote:

>

>> When we run into issues like this with the ever changing m$ garbage

>> we try to use open office. We find that it will do the conversion

>> in most cases.

>

> Thanks -- I wondered about trying that. Unfortunately, this client

> wouldn't do anything like that. They have this vendor -- I am not

> sure if it is also their Web shop -- that keeps convincing them to

> "upgrade" their software. I keep asking *why?* "Is there something

> that Orifice 2003 isn't doing that you need? My Goodness, why Vista?

> Same question: is there something you need that you aren't getting?"

>

> But the vendor must want more dough, and they believe him, and he has

> them paranoid about anybody else's advice (or at least mine). Last

> year when I first installed this, it wasn't working properly, and I

> had a bare suspicion that InDesign was hosed. One option I said might

> be a thing to try was reinstalling InDesign. Well, he thought this

> was very radical and was going to call the vendor to be there when I

> did it! My jaw dropped. Fortunately, it wasn't necessary to reinstall.

>

> We don't realize how much many people think these 'serfisterkated"

> computer boxes are like nuclear bombs and will explode if you do one

> little thing wrong...

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So you are upset that as a computer professional you were caught off

guard that a major application used worldwide changed 2 years ago in

particular working with your bread and butter and you just found out?

Sorry to hear about that. I thought that was why we got MSDN

subscriptions, to keep aware of what was happening.

how big are the XML files anyway? in kb or megs I am asking.

Is there a change in layout from last years files to todays?

--

Stephen Russell

Sr. Production Systems Programmer

Web and Windows Development

Independent Contractor

Memphis TN

901.246-0159