Hallo John, Thank you for the comments and advice. It is now working properly
I tried with a simple one word "test.doc" made in MSWord97. Opening it from "File/Open/All File Types" gave the Read Error. With file type as MS document I could open it. Re-saving it from OO as a Word doc file, test2.doc, still gave the error with "File/Open/All File Types". A setup/repair did not help. Following your advice I did a complete uninstall, reboot, reinstall and this has now cleared the problem. I hope it is not something I will have to do regularly. Best wishes Gerald Corbett On 17 Aug 2005 at 17:35, john geldman wrote: > Fresh off the openoffice.org download page > <http://download.openoffice.org/680/index.html>: > > OpenOffice.org 2.0 Snapshot Builds > OpenOffice.org Developer Snapshot Build 1.9.m122 > > 1.9.122 is the latest from the "usual" path. Is there somewhere else > adventurous folks should look? > > By the way, I have no trouble importing MS Word documents with 1.9.122 > in win98 or Linux environments. > > A test to see if it is your system or a "neat" Word feature that was > used in the document you are trying to import causing the trouble, try > creating a simple test word document and then import it into > OpenOffice. > > If the simple document imports, you can use the "divide and conquer" > approach to figure out what Word feature is causing the trouble. > > If the simple document doesn't import, there is something wrong with > setup, and I'd try as through a removal and re-installation as > possible. > > Regards, John > > On 8/17/05, CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday 13 August 2005 14:34, Gerald Corbett wrote: > > > Hallo All, > > > > > > If I try to open a MS Word document file via File/Open with file type "All > > > Files", I get an error, "Read Error. Error loading converter". If I select > > > the file type first, then the file can be opened. There is also no problem > > > when opening via Recent Documents. > > > > > > I am using OO 1.9.122 > > > > > > Is this something wrong with the configuration, a known problem, or > > > something I should report? > > > > Hi, > > I'd suggest upgrading to a newer version of 1.9 to see of anything has > > changed. > > -- > > CPH : openoffice.org contributor > > > > Maybe your question has been answered already? > > http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
