[NTLUG:Discuss] OT but interesting

[Fred James]

Brian wrote:

>You do realize the OO data files are compressed, right?
>
>  --Brian
>
>On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 06:55:03PM -0600, Fred James wrote:
>  
>
>>I am impressed.  I just made a lookup table using OpenOffice as the
>>tool, and then copied the contents into a text file with the vi editor.
>>The text file is bigger than the OpenOffice spreadsheet.  Text file:
>>9,861 lines, 202, 466 bytes.  OpenOffice spreadsheet:  540 lines,
>>175,640 bytes.  The the OpenOffice file is 86.75 percent the size (in
>>bytes) of the text file of the same information.  Interesting.  YMMV
>>Regards
>>Fred James
>>
>>    
>>
Yes, but still ... cool!  I guess I'm just a cheap date.

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