Bob Long wrote: >> [CC'd to user.] >> >> Clarence Wigfall wrote: >>> I have downloaded 2.1 bundled with jre and still cannot export >>> a file to PDF format. I get the following error message: >>> >>> %PDF-1.4 >>> %äüöÃY >>> 2 0 obj >>> <</Length 3 0 R/Filter/FlateDecode>> >>> stream >>> xoZÛ®ì¶
>> At what point are you getting that "error message"? That is, exactly >> what steps are you performing? That "error" looks like the actual >> content of a PDF file. Are you getting that "error" when you try to >> create the file? Or when you try to view the results? If the latter, >> how are you viewing? Has the filename got the .pdf extension? Clarence responded off-list: > I misidentified what I am seeing. As you asked, that is what I get > when I open the file from inside openoffice. OOo cannot display PDF files. Just create them. > It has no .pdf extension and does not display a pdf icon when I go to the > "open > file" list or when I look at the list of files in explore. When I > go to my adobe acrobat reader program the file does not show up on > the list of pdf's that can be viewed. When you create the file using OOo's PDF creation tool, ensure the "Automatic file name extension" checkbox is ticked (at the bottom of the export dialog window that first appears). That way you will get the .pdf file name extension. -- Bob Long P.S. You have written to a mailing list where help is provided by volunteers. To ensure you see all replies, it is recommended that you subscribe to the mailing list. Please reply only to the mailing list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] FAQ, userguide, etc: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
