Thanks for your reply, Twayne. As I just replied to M. Fioretti, the
problem goes away if I type out the suffix I want but I don't understand why
you are not having the same problem. I'll try to reinstall as you
suggested. Thank you.
Arnold Roth
"Twayne" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Arnold Roth wrote:
I've been using the 2.4 version of OOo for some time and have saved
write files as .doc format for communicating with others who only
have Microsoft Office. Now I've updated to the 3.0 version and my
first attempt at saving a file in this format won't work. I'm doing
the same thing I've always done, namely, Save As Microsoft Word .doc
format. When I do this the file appears as an .odt file.
Has anyone had the same problem? If so, is there a solution
available?
Thanks.
Hmm, I have 3.01 or whavetever it is called, on XP Pro SP3 and I just
tried a Save to all the Word formats to be sure, and they all work fine.
Word for 07, 96, Word 6 and .rtf formats. Each one worked fine. Are you
by any chance perhaps clicking the wrong choice when you get the dialog
about saving in the format or saving as an odt file? You have to click
the "Keep this format", not the "keep odt format". I know it's silly but
sometimes the little things ... <g>.
I haven't heard or seen others complain about it either. What OS and
version are you using? Is the generated .odt file a valid file? In other
words, can you open it and see that it's the same file you saved?
I don't recall anything in the Options that would cause that but it might
be worth a look through them, the ones for writer and the general at
least.
If it's not cockpit error, then I think I'd suggest checking the Hash
value on the web site and download their Hash tool to be sure your
downloaded file matches the Hash calculation (it's just a fancier CRC<g>).
I think the Hash program was called digest_it or something like that;
it's been quite awhile.
If the Hash is wrong or you can't get the Hash, then it might be a good
idea to redownload it, then uninstall and reinstall the program, only this
time disconnect from the internet and turn off your AV to do the install.
Sometimes AV can whack a download but it's not likely nowadays. Worth
trying though. Don't forget to turn your AV back on before reconnecting
to the internet. Oh; sorry: AV = AntiVirus software.
HTH,
Twayne
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