Pat, something simpler? create an .RTF file - (re)name it .docx word is happy to open it Mac OS x 10.9 and office 2011
Chip On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:39:14 +0000, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech wrote: > I think I am slowly losing my sanity. > Trying to create DOCX files from 4D. > My code creates the requisite XML files, then zips them up and produces a > .docx document. My test document is very simple: it contains one word, > "Brownies". > If I unzip that .docx I can see all the files and they all appear to be > valid and correct. > But the document won\t open up in Word. > > I created a document in Word, added the word "Brownies" and saved it. > Of course, that file opens correctly when double-clicked. > Unzipped that and viewed the XML files. > > I'll call the one I created in CatBase "Brownies-CB" and one I created in > Word "Brownies". > > Now if I copy ALL the contents from the Brownies folder into the > Brownies-CB folder and then re-package that folder, it still won't open in > word! > To check that my packaging code works correctly, I re-packed the Brownies > folder and that opened just fine in Word. > > If the two folders (Brownies and Brownies-CB) contain the exact same > contents, why would one work and the other, not? > > Note - there is one hidden file in the package and I checked to make sure > that it gets copied over. > > Anybody got any suggestions? > > Thanks! > Pat > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
