Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx trouble (solved??)

On 11/27/2011 09:32 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> John
>
> On 11/27/2011 01:15 PM, John D. Herron wrote:
> > hi. i'm working on a standalone ubuntu 11.04 box (no Windows on it!)
> > with LibreOffice 3.3.4 OOO330m19 (Build:401)...
> > -- snip --
> >
> > john
> I try to double save important files with my working copy being ODF 
> and when necessary in MSO.
>
> You can try adding this ppa for Libroffice and upgrade to 3.4.4: note 
> I have listed the commands needed to install the ppa using Terminal. 
> This is simpler IMHO than having side-by-side installs of two LO 
> versions.
>
>     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libroffice/ppa
>
>     sudo apt-get update
>
> I would run Update Manager or Synaptic and either should find the new 
> versions.
>
> My experience is that 3.3.X is not as good as 3.4.X in handling msox 
> formats. When I had a similar problem with 3.3.2/3 I found that Word 
> 2010 had no problem with opening the file nor did anyone who received 
> it. No one commented on any file corruption.
>
> Looking at your image, it looks like all the information is there so 
> your customer should not even noticed that you had a problem.

Hello, Jay.

i followed your instructions and upgraded LibreOffice to v. 3.4.3
OOO340m1 (Build:302), first adding the ppa:libreoffice/ppa repository 
and then
having synaptic do the upgrade.

The operation seems to have been successful on the whole; but attempting
to open the .docx document in the new writer version still fails miserably.

I can only hope that the client will be able to open it cleanly in 
whatever version of
Word he is using.

Thanks for the help and reassurance. Guess i'll just need to keep my 
eyes doubly focused
when I open Word files from clients or other people, and ask them to 
re-save any .docx files as
.doc before mailing them to me.

jdh



In the meantime I've verified that my client was indeed able to properly 
open the .docx file i had sent to him. Just to have peace of mind for my 
own records, I've had him save the document as .doc (Win 97/2000) and 
send it back to me.

The problem here (with both LO 3.3.4. and LO 3.4.3) seems to be that 
while they *can* indeed read .docx files, they *cannot* re-save them in 
that format *in a manner displayable in writer;* however, the re-save in 
LO will apparently preserve the structure and contents for any Winword 
recipients of the .docx files processed in LO. Fortunately, LO is not 
capable, within itself, to create original MSO .docx documents...

I think the best way to deal with incoming MSO .docx files is to 
immediately re-save them as .odt or .doc files, as you suggested, and 
only then do any necessary editing.

Again, thanks for the help and reassurance.

jdh


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