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Hi, I'm using on my computer an old version of Microsoft Office 97, but unfortunately on other new computer under Windows 7 x64 don't run.
For this reason I'm searching a similar program that satisfy my necessities.
I have download trial version of "Office 2010" from home site, but testing it I have discovered a problem or bug in saving mode of Planmaker, under different Windows operating systems that I have proved to install.
PlanMaker is set as default save file format "Excel 97/2000/XP/2003" for compatibilty on my old version of Microsoft Office.
----> Tools - options - Files - Default file program = Excel 97

Running PlanMaker and creating for test only 3 cells that contain this formule:

=TODAY() and saving file as "1.xls"

the program save file on hard disk without problem, but if I change the subtype in order to see for each cell only "Year" only "Month" only "Day"
in this mode:

2011
November
Friday

cell 1: Format -> Cell -> Number Format equal Date/Time --> New SubType as YYYY
cell 2: Format -> Cell -> Number Format equal Date/Time --> New SubType as MMMM
cell 3: Format -> Cell -> Number Format equal Date/Time --> New SubType as DDDD

And I "SAVE AS" "2.xls" the program save also correctly the file for last time.
In fact if I add a new cell and I write something on it example "present-day is" and I save on third time as file "3.xls"
Program don't save file and shows "SECURITY ADVISE of error" that report this:

"Reading and writing of files may not be possible for illegal copies"

Why Illegal copies???
I have download the TRIAL program legally from official home site to testing it ??!!
I don't understand this advise.
Someone have the same problem ??

Also if I delete all the cells the program can't save file.
I must close program and open it again.
I have also proved creating a portable program using option USBSTICK but problem persist.
If I insert in the cell only words or number without formulas the problem there isn't.
Is occured that in one test the Advise are not showed on third saving files but insisting in order to test program, adding new cells with new formulas
example (a1+a2+a3 etc...)
and saving on different files.XLS for each new formula added (4.xls .... 5.xls.... 6.xls etc...) the BUG are dependably always showed

Can someone help me, where I'm wronging??
There are some programs that create conflict ??
Office softmaker is a good program and is very interesting and similar to my old version of Office
and it is a sin abandon it for this problem.

In the meantime we have a trial version of SoftMaker Office Professional 2012. You can download it here:http://www.softmaker.net/down/ofw2012eval.exe

Does that work better on your machine?

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Sven Leßmann
SoftMaker Software GmbH

I'm downloading it and I will test it.
This version 2012 of softmaker is definitive version, RTM or Beta ?

Thanks

The trial version is not a beta anymore. It is the same revision as the release version.

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Sven Leßmann
SoftMaker Software GmbH

This is on the agenda for future versions but not implemented yet.

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Sven Leßmann
SoftMaker Software GmbH