Ok, I've been successfully gaining access to the download section.
There is a link to an *.ods file presented to me. But no (Windows) programme seems to be responsible for handling this file:
First remember: the model is not a stand-alone software. It needs OPenOffice.org, a spreadsheet programme capable of reading and writing the Open Document Format ODS to run.
Recommendation: Use the latest version of OpenOffice.org. This is the only software used for the development and testing of our models. Other software packages will be able to open the models and perform calculations, but we cannot give a guarantee whatsoever for correct calculations and stability.
- Our development tool is OpenOffice.org (OOo). OOo like the PROSIT model is open source software. You can get it for free on the internet (e.g. at the international OpenOffice.org Community; or here for German version) and you will find it on the give-away CD-ROMs of most computer magazines. Many infos on OpenOffice are given here (in English) and here (in German)
- Download the desired PROSIT model to your computer
- Open the file. Users of Versions < 2.3 most likely will be asked whether to activate the macros: Answer with YES.
- Users of OpenOffice.org 2.3 and later versions: The security question does not appear. You have to change the macro security level of OpenOffice.org (Tools/Extras->Options->Security). The security level should be set to "medium", i.e. the program always asks you before allowing macros to run.
- Here you are: the model should be running, if not post a message to the administrators.
- We do not know of a security bug while using OOo macros. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, always download PROSIT models from our web site. Do not load PROSIT models from other sites.
Get OpenOffice.org !
PS: It should be stated though that a lot more programmes exist with support for the Open Document Fileformat. We have not reached a level for systematic testing and validating the interoperability of PROSIT models with other software than OpenOffice.org Calc. Please feel free to test our models in different working environments such as Linux, Windows© or Mac© and with different programs such as NEO Office©, Microsoft© Office with converter filter etc. Your contributions will be very welcomed.
