Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for sdw-compatible, Linux version of Libre Office
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 10:59:45 AM +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote: On 2013-12-17 07:55, M. Fioretti wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 06:51:27 AM +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote: I am using LO 3.6 because we have thousands of staroffice files. I assume you mean .sx* formats, NOT .sd* I am only talking of the second group, the original ones. Those are not recognized already in the 3.5.7.2 version of LO I'm running now. I know that there is no problem yet with .sx* formats Marco No. I mean sd*. Strange. Can you please send me one of those sd* files your LO is able to convert (there was no attachment to this email...)? I'd like to see what happens of it on my system. Thanks, Marco -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for sdw-compatible, Linux version of Libre Office
Hi :) Does anyone know of an Extension that can add back this support for the pre-ODF formats? Is it worth posting a 'big-report' asking the devs if any of them could make such an Extension? Regards from Tom :) On 16 December 2013 08:09, M. Fioretti mfiore...@nexaima.net wrote: Greetings, I need to convert some old starwriter files (.sdw, sdd, .sdc extensions) I understand the solution consists of temporarily installing (or running off an usb key) the last version of LO that supported those formats. However, the only such version I have found so far is the one for Windows at http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.3.4.1/portable/ That version only works through wine, which is annoying but bearable for a one-time task, but above all doesn't work. The document converter finds the files, then crashes with this error: Basic Runtime error. An exception occurred. Type:com.sun.star.uno.RuntimeException Message: [msci_uno bridge error] unexpected C++ exception occured!. any pointer to a linux version of lo 3.3, which hopefully may not have that problem, and in any case would be easier to work with (editing macros rendered with wine's idea of libreoffice fonts = terrible) is very welcome. Ditto for tips on how to fix that macro by hand. thanks, Marco -- M. Fioretti http://mfioretti.com http://stop.zona-m.net Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for sdw-compatible, Linux version of Libre Office
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 08:50:26 AM +, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Does anyone know of an Extension that can add back this support for the pre-ODF formats? an actual extension means taking that old source code and remaking/maintaining it compatible with all the rest of the current, ever-evolving LO code. IIUC the wish to NOT have to do that anymore is exactly the reason why that compatibility was dropped, so that's a dead end. But it isn't necessary. I'd settle without any second thought for a stand-alone, single-purpose converter: take lo 3.3.4.1, remove EVERYTHING, starting from the complete user interface, except all and only the code that makes the conversion wizard window and its buttons/fields/checkboxes, and what's needed to run from the command line only keep what's left compilable/installable on Linux, Windows, whatever. Marco -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for sdw-compatible, Linux version of Libre Office
On 2013-12-17 07:55, M. Fioretti wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 06:51:27 AM +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote: I am using LO 3.6 because we have thousands of staroffice files. I assume you mean .sx* formats, NOT .sd* I am only talking of the second group, the original ones. Those are not recognized already in the 3.5.7.2 version of LO I'm running now. I know that there is no problem yet with .sx* formats Marco No. I mean sd*. On my desktop I have Version 3.6:build-304 (Build ID: 360m1(Build:304)) that opens and edits them fine and on the server for headless conversion I have 3.6.5. steve@server3:~ /opt/libreoffice3.6/program/soffice --headless -convert-to tmp:writer8 --outdir /home/steve/LO /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.sdw convert /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.sdw - /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.tmp using writer8 Overwriting: /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.tmp Creates a file OldRDCells.tmp which I rename to OldRDCells.odt and open fine in LO. Interesting though because in February it created the file with .odt May be the .tmp file is not an odt, can you open the attachment. Steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for sdw-compatible, Linux version of Libre Office
On 2013-12-17 10:59, Steve Edmonds wrote: On 2013-12-17 07:55, M. Fioretti wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 06:51:27 AM +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote: I am using LO 3.6 because we have thousands of staroffice files. I assume you mean .sx* formats, NOT .sd* I am only talking of the second group, the original ones. Those are not recognized already in the 3.5.7.2 version of LO I'm running now. I know that there is no problem yet with .sx* formats Marco No. I mean sd*. On my desktop I have Version 3.6:build-304 (Build ID: 360m1(Build:304)) that opens and edits them fine and on the server for headless conversion I have 3.6.5. steve@server3:~ /opt/libreoffice3.6/program/soffice --headless -convert-to tmp:writer8 --outdir /home/steve/LO /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.sdw convert /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.sdw - /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.tmp using writer8 Overwriting: /home/steve/LO/OldRDCells.tmp Creates a file OldRDCells.tmp which I rename to OldRDCells.odt and open fine in LO. Interesting though because in February it created the file with .odt May be the .tmp file is not an odt, can you open the attachment. Steve Brain fade there. It creates tmp because I have -convert-to tmp:writer8. If I have -convert-to odt:writer8 it creates the odt file. That is so I don't overwrite an already converted file that may have been edited. steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
