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Macros

written in VBA for Excel do not work in Calc and macros written in StarBasic for Calc do not run on Excel. Re-writing of macros is required when moving spreadsheets between either application.

Some additional resources for writing Basic macros include:

Porting Excel/VBA to Calc/StarBasic” http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/various_topics/VbaStarBasicXref.pdf

StarOffice 8 Programming Guide for BASIC,
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-0439

Useful Macro Information for OpenOffice”, by Andrew Pitonyak,
http://pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt

OpenOffice.org Macros Explained, by Andrew Pitonyak,
available from the publisher: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm or from various online booksellers.

Andrew Pitonyak’s web site for OOo macros: http://pitonyak.org/oo.php

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