• Registered: 2005-11-07
  • Posts: 6

Topic: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

Hey all:

SXCA is fine program. The only thing is that I don't have Excel to run it with and I don't have $200 or so to buy a copy. Has anyone considered a more stand-alone option?

  • Registered: 2005-03-28
  • Posts: 158

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

I am working on it...

  • Registered: 2022-11-15
  • Posts: 1,424

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

We had a java version someone did, but it didn't do the actual sheet IIRC, just the design. I lost mine somehow (I've got so much junk it's not a surprise), and haven't been able to find it since...

  • Registered: 2005-03-28
  • Posts: 158

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

The one I am working on is a stand-alone program (written in VB and in JAVA) to that it can be very fast in a native Windows environment (VB) and functional in other environments (JAVA) -- while having the ability to export files so that you can share them with other people using the program.

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  • Registered: 2005-06-08
  • Posts: 760

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

Excel not needed.

I use Open Office for sxca spreadsheets.
It can open some other spreadsheets also.
Best thing is that it is free.

Check out www.OpenOffice.org

I am using version 1.1.4 but I believe that there is now version 2.0
This prog is sometimes included on DVD versions of computer shopping mags.
Hope this helps.

  • Registered: 2005-11-07
  • Posts: 6

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

OldnGrey wrote:

Excel not needed.

I use Open Office for sxca spreadsheets.

I was thinking off that, but I wasn't sure if OpenOffice would work with XCL files.

Thanks. big_smile

  • Registered: 2005-03-27
  • Posts: 811

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

Actually, I Dl'd the latest (2.0 Version) and it seems to work pretty well, excpet the box font on the ship page is just wierd looking boxes

  • Registered: 2005-06-08
  • Posts: 760

Re: Other Ship Construction Program Options.

Could be a font problem.
The fonts Impact and Wingdings are needed.
Wingdings for the boxes.

I have noticed a problem with the latest spreadsheets (V.2.61) that I get a value error when putting in the Range and to hit figures.