[libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file

2011-10-28 Thread ESChamp
I created a docx file with Android Office Suite Pro, and while MS Office 2010 can open it, LO cannot. Ideas? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file

2011-10-28 Thread ESChamp
. It wont work for the older doc format but does work for docX and odt. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 28/10/11, ESChamp esch...@gmail.com wrote: From: ESChamp esch...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file To: Libre Office users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 28

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file

2011-10-29 Thread ESChamp
Tom Davies has written on 10/28/2011 8:30 PM: Hi :) Ahh, i am not sure. Tbh i was hoping that there might be something immediately obvious and easy to fix or that it would stuggle to open and fixing that would fix the problem. I don't know enough about the internals. LibreOffice 3.4.x

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file

2011-10-29 Thread ESChamp
e-letter has written on 10/29/2011 5:21 AM: On 28/10/2011, ESChamp esch...@gmail.com wrote: I created a docx file with Android Office Suite Pro, and while MS Office 2010 can open it, LO cannot. Ideas? The best idea is to create an odt document and tell us if there any errors

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file

2011-10-29 Thread ESChamp
(Doc, Xls, Ppt). Regards from Tom :) --- On Sat, 29/10/11, e-letter inp...@gmail.com wrote: From: e-letter inp...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot open DOCX file To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Saturday, 29 October, 2011, 10:21 On 28/10/2011, ESChamp esch

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot open DOCX file

2011-10-30 Thread ESChamp
I was able to extract the files using an old version of WinZip. Do we know anything about how LO processes DOCX files? I suspect that when it opens the file, it scans the first N bytes looking for somekind of signature that it is not finding in the file created by Mobi OfficeSuite. Dennis E.

[libreoffice-users] Filter Menu

2011-10-31 Thread ESChamp
When one attempts to open a file that LO Writer does not recognize, it pops up a menu and asks you to choose one. Menu items are in random order. It would be nice if it were in alphabetical order, wouldn't it? Thanks. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Filter Menu

2011-11-01 Thread ESChamp
Joe Conner has written on 10/31/2011 10:12 PM: On 10/31/2011 5:00 PM, ESChamp wrote: When one attempts to open a file that LO Writer does not recognize, it pops up a menu and asks you to choose one. Menu items are in random order. It would be nice if it were in alphabetical order

[libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

2011-11-02 Thread ESChamp
Is there a reference somewhere that specifies what has to be in an ODF file to be recognized as one of the ODF types? I'm asking because I have a DOCX file created by an app on my phone that opens in MS Office, but is not recognized by LO. Thanks. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

2011-11-02 Thread ESChamp
Dennis E. Hamilton has written on 11/2/2011 1:01 PM: Short Answer: DOCX files are not in ODF format. Longer Answer: 1. There is such information in the ODF 1.2 Specification Parts 1 and 3. However, it will not help with correctly recognizing a DOCX file in LO or OOo. There is a

[libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

2011-11-02 Thread ESChamp
Do the LO developers read this list, or is there an official channel for requesting changes? I would like the menu I mentioned in an earlier menu to list documents types alphabetically by name, or -- if they must be alpha by name of extension as someone suggested -- could the please add the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

2011-11-03 Thread ESChamp
Charlotte18 has written on 11/2/2011 9:23 PM: Yes, but the OP states that he knows how to set the Load/Save settings in the GUI. He wants to use a configuration file to push MS defaults to all users. I missed that. I responded with instructions to accomplish his specific request. It seemed

Re: [libreoffice-users] DOCX file from Android Office Suite will not open

2011-11-03 Thread ESChamp
Got an email this morning from MobiSystems, the folks who wrote Office Suite Pro, that said that they have been able to duplicate the problem and will start working on a fix!! :-) Pete Holsberg has written on 10/28/2011 12:53 PM: Hi, I created a file with the Android app Office Suite Pro and I

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

2011-11-03 Thread ESChamp
Stephan Zietsman has written on 11/3/2011 4:14 AM: Cor Nouws wrote: For the component field, you may choose LibreOffice. And for the severity field, you may choose enhancement. Regards Stephan OK, filed. Thanks, guys. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to make a request for a change?

2011-11-07 Thread ESChamp
NoOp has written on 11/6/2011 8:49 PM: On 11/03/2011 04:01 PM, ESChamp wrote: Stephan Zietsman has written on 11/3/2011 4:14 AM: Cor Nouws wrote: For the component field, you may choose LibreOffice. And for the severity field, you may choose enhancement. Regards Stephan OK

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-11 Thread ESChamp
MiguelAngel has written on 11/11/2011 5:54 PM: El 11/11/11 22:41, Doug escribió: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings I have been trying to get LO 3.4.4, 3.4.3 or 3.3.4 to install on Windows 7 SP 1 for the past day or so. I have downloaded all the mentioned version

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread ESChamp
Doug Roberts has written on 11/12/2011 12:19 PM: Hi again all OK ..a little more info... I do have Java RE 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) installed, all previous versions (3.4.x and 3.3.x) appeared to work until I uninstalled and attempted to install 3.4.4. At this point in time I have attempted to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread ESChamp
How about using something like Revo Uninstaller to dump LO and then reinstall it. Doug has written on 11/12/2011 4:06 PM: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I may try your first suggestion Your second suggestion won't fly. Unfortunately all I can find in the C:\Program

[libreoffice-users] Suddenly the script is working!

2014-08-06 Thread ESChamp
I installed strawberry perl, went back to the script that had previously worked, edited out all my little attempts at troubleshooting, and--voila!!!--it worked as it did before it stopped working. Thanks for all your help and encouragement. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: