> It is worse than I suspected. There was no error saving or closing the > files. OpenOffice is crashing while attempting to open the ODT files. Then > is unable to recover them. I tried to open two other files in the same > directory all with the same results. I have a screenshot, if you would > like me to send it.
Hi Rod, Were the files saved as ODT? If so have you tried unzipping them? Cheers GL > > Maurice, I have no idea what you are referring to. This is the same font > size I have always used which is set to ‘Normal’. I can read it fine > without my glasses, nor is it overly large. You are the first person that > has complained. > > > Good. Now that 'incubator' has re-sent your note, we can all read it. > > > > Maurice > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Maurice Howe [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 6:48 PM > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it > > > > Good grief! Don't use 4 point type for ANYthing!! You waste your timeand > > everybody else's. > > Maurice D. Howe > > 616 Lacey Drive > > Endwell, NY 13760 > > 607-754-0469 > > [email protected] > > > > _____ > > > > From: Rod Lockwood [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 6:22 PM > > To: OpenOffice Users Mailing List > > Subject: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it > > > > > > I have a text document that apparently did not close properly whenclosing > > OpenOffice. Starting OpenOffice 3.41 does not trigger the filerestoration > > process. When I click on the file to open it, OpenOffice crashes because > > there is already a shadow file in existance. It begins the file > > restoration, > > but does not recover the shadow file. So I wind up not being able to do > > anything. Deleting the shadow file does not work. OpenOffice cannot open > > the > > document, even though it creates a new shadow document. > > > > This is why I never liked this system. I much prefer the system used bymy > > text editor and the way it was done in the old days. Simply save thefile > > to > > disc as a normal file with a .BAK extension every 15 minutes (or whatever > > your preference is). That way if the original file is corrupt, you simply > > delete the corrupt file, rename the backed up file and you are good togo. > > At the most you lose your allotted time of work. And saving the file > > manually obviously didn't make a difference. So forget about anylectures > > on > > how I should manually save my work periodically. > > > > It does not interfere with the undo process. It does not create multiple > > files, just the one back up file. A simple text editor is able to do > > this. I > > have never lost a file using this old-fashioned system of automatically > > backing up the file. Now I will have to recreate this file from scratch > > and > > from memory. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
