http://openoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=118305
Issue Type: DEFECT
Summary: Writer cannot open OOXML (DocX) files when renamed to
.doc
Classification: Application
Product: Word processor
Version: OOo 3.2
Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: open-import
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
QAContact: [email protected]
Attached is a blank docx saved by OpenOffice and renamed to .doc. I sometimes
receive such files by email when the sender's mailer doesn't know the correct
MIME type for docx.
OpenOffice refuses to open such documents, saying that they are corrupt. I have
also written a patch for my mailer (Alpine) to help it to save such files
correctly
(http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/pipermail/alpine-info/2011-July/004185.html).
But I am not sure whether the fault is really in OpenOffice or Alpine or the
sender's mailer.
The message says: "The file 'bar.doc' is corrupt and therefore cannot be
opened. OpenOffice.org can try to repair the file." However it always fails to
repair, and goes into a confusing UI loop as described in bug #118126
(http://openoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=118126).
OpenOffice is normally good at detecting the right component to open a file
with (e.g. you can invoke soffice with any type of OpenOffice document). So I
would be happy if it could detect that the file is actually an OOXML document
and open it correctly, despite the extension.
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