

Anyone who has previously worked with other Basic languages - in particular with Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) from Microsoft - will quickly become accustomed to Apache OpenOffice Basic. The Apache OpenOffice Basic programming language has been developed especially for Apache OpenOffice and is firmly integrated in the Office package.Īs the name suggests, Apache OpenOffice Basic is a programming language from the Basic family. The remaining chapters describe the individual components of the Apache OpenOffice API in more detail and can be read selectively as required: These chapters provide an overview of Apache OpenOffice Basic and should be read by anyone who intends to write Apache OpenOffice Basic programs.

It is described in the chapter Apache OpenOffice Basic of the Developer's Guide.

Storage: At least 650 Mbytes available disk space for a default install via download.Memory: Minimum 256 Mbytes RAM (512 MB RAM recommended).Hardware demands are quite modest and even older machines should be able to run OpenOffice: But in those cases a 32-bit JVM is required for some functionality. It will run successfully in 32-bit mode on 64-bit versions of Windows 7, 8 and 10. Please note: Apache OpenOffice is distributed as a 32-bit application. We do not support Windows RT, the ARM-based version, intended for tablets. Windows 8, 10: We run as a “desktop application”, not a Metro “App”.Windows Vista: Tested, stable, no platform-specific problems known.Windows XP: Tested, stable, no platform-specific problems known.Windows 2000: OpenOffice may work on Windows 2000, but we don’t test or recommend it.The current Apache OpenOffice supports Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Apache OpenOffice for Windows Windows Version Support
