My memory is far from perfect, however I could swear it was RTF. Many
years ago. Or maybe it was another non-DOC format?
I just checked it now - RTF is supported (Word 2013). However uncle
Google shows some vulnerabilities related to Word and RTF.
BTW: my another "favorite" feature of MS is disappearance of
features/applications from your systems - as a part of updating process.
So, you bought a license for the system with the features and you loose
some of them. Without any warning.
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
W dniu 19.08.2023 o 22:25, Bob Bridges pisze:
Wait - the new Word doesn't read RTF?!!
The other changes I'll cheerfully join you in deploring, but this is the only
one that truly shocks me.
Not that I am fluent in RTF. But I did write an ooRexx program once to convert
a collection of plain-text error messages to a decent format using RTF (with
numerous references to the latest specification) with the idea that it could
then be imported into Word and book-ended with beginning and ending sections to
make up a messages manual.
Once I started using LaTeX I recommended that we change the plan and do it that
way instead, abandoning Word. But I'm still shocked.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Radoslaw Skorupka
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2023 14:04
Yes, I did.
Conversion from 2010 to any newer version was not a pain.
But NOTE: the more advanced features you use the more pain because of
incompatibilities, dropped suport, etc.
The most painful migrations I remember:
1. Word 2.0 to 6.0
2. Word 2000 to XP
3. Word XP to 2003
4. Word 2003 or older to 2007
Ad 1. A lot of incompatibilities, especially related to PL version.
Polish letters (ąćęłńóśćżź) converted to "US-eng" codetable equivalents.
2. Dropped support for diagrams creator. I had to recreate it from scratch.
3. New errors which resulted abends during typo-check.
4. Completely changed user interface with almost no new features. Very same
functions need to searched.
Other "features":
suddenly dropped support for Word 2.0 files. You even cannot open it!
suddenly dropped support for RTF files.
suddenly dropped/changed plugins like Equation Editors, etc.
changed functions like indexing, styles, contents, etc. etc.
suddenly dropped/revolutionized pictures embedded (not bitmaps, just drawings
like squares, circles, arrows, etc. )
This is only part of "advantages" mostly related to Word.
Hints:
1. Don't try to use advanced features if you really can avoid it.
2. Open all your documents and all the features like drawings or embedded
objects.
3. If you can simply keep your old version! Yes, you can still have your
ancient version of Office on you PC. Just use VirtualBox or other hypervisor
and keep one or few virtual machines. Check your license terms, but if you had
older version then usually you did not lost the license.
--- W dniu 15.08.2023 o 17:47, Steve Beaver pisze:
One thing that absolutely scares the hell out of me is converting
Office 2010 to any of the new Office Products,
Has anyone converted? What Problems did you have?
(yes, it is off-topic, but I couldn't resist)
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