Issue 18268 - Can't open old word file.
Summary: Can't open old word file.
Status: CLOSED WONT_FIX
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1 RC3
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P4 Trivial with 2 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: michael.ruess
QA Contact: issues@sw
URL:
Keywords: ms_interoperability, oooqa
: 18429 (view as issue list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2003-08-15 23:27 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2003-09-08 16:56 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
Latest Confirmation in: ---
Developer Difficulty: ---

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Here is the file that writer doesn't open properly. (9.93 KB, application/msword)
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Description Unknown 2003-08-15 23:27:17 UTC 
I have a old word file that opens properly in Word 2000 but not in Writer. It is
possible Writer is not detecting the proper charecter set. The file is probably
word 2.0 format. You might want to add this file to you testing suite. I am
using Win2k SP4. I can't figure out how to upload the file.
Comment 1 Unknown 2003-08-15 23:29:47 UTC 
Created attachment 8493 [details]
Here is the file that writer doesn't open properly.
Comment 2 Unknown 2003-08-15 23:30:44 UTC 
Figured out how to attach the file!:)
Comment 3 tamblyne 2003-08-18 18:32:48 UTC 
Hi!  

You say that you think the referenced document is a Word 2.0 file. 
Can you confirm this specifically?  If it is another format, please
advise.  

When attempting to open the file, the "ASCII Filter Options" dialog
box opens.  You mention that OOo may not be recognizing the
appropriate character set.  What is the appropriate character set?  

Thanks,  

Tam  
Confirmed WinXPPro/1.1rc3
Comment 4 Unknown 2003-08-18 19:34:36 UTC 
It is indeed a Word for Windows 2.0 file. MS Word 2000 SR-1 has no
problem opening the file. I am not sure what character set it uses. I
think it is ASCII compatible, because I can see the text (it the
middle of all the binary headers/footers) of the file when I cat the
file to a terminal.
Comment 5 h.ilter 2003-08-19 12:07:18 UTC 
Reassigned to MRU
Comment 6 michael.ruess 2003-08-19 12:35:31 UTC 
MS Word 2.x format are not supported by OpenOffice. There only exist
filter for Winword 6 or newer.
Comment 7 michael.ruess 2003-08-19 12:35:45 UTC 
Closed.
Comment 8 tamblyne 2003-08-20 18:00:15 UTC 
*** Issue 18429 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***