To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=90937 Issue #|90937 Summary|MS Word field codes truncated when saved Component|Word processor Version|OOo 3.0 Beta Platform|PC URL| OS/Version|Windows XP Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|save-export Assigned to|mru Reported by|adamknight
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun 20 15:51:49 +0000 2008 ------- I have developed a java application that will take an MS Word document (.doc) containing merge fields, open it in OpenOffice merge it with data from an XML file and then save the output in a variety of formats (.odt, .pdf, .doc). As OpenOffice is not compatible with MS Word's merge fields I accomplish this by opening the .doc file in OpenOffice and then saving it as a .odt file, this ensures that the fields are saved as text in the format of <<fieldName>> and I can therefore perform a simple string search and replace and then save the output in whichever format is necessary. This has been working fine using older versions of OpenOffice (2.0.2), however in the latest versions of OpenOffice when it saves a .doc file as an .odt it truncates the field name to 40 characters therefore when I try to perform the merge it cannot find the fields as the full field names no longer there. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
