On Thursday March 08 2007 2:45 pm, Ciaran Walsh wrote:
> Hi Dan
>
> I created a text file using version 1.9.62 and it has a *.oot
> file extension. I now downloaded the most recent recent version of
> OpenOffice (2.1) and now the earlier files cannot be accessed. I
> searched for ways to ammend this on the web pages but got nowhere.
> I appreciate your help.
> Thanks,
> C
Here is a suggestion. Make a copy of the *.oot file in a
different folder from the original *.oot file. Then rename the copy
so that its file extension is changed from .oot to .odt. See if you
can then open the file using OpenOffice.org.
If this does not work, you will probably have to unzip the .oot
file and extract the content.xml file to get your data back. Someone
else will on this mailing list will have to explain to you how to do
that.
Dan
> Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Thursday March 08 2007 4:55 am, Ciaran Walsh wrote:
> > Dear Sir/Madam,
> >
> > I am unable to convert an old file to the newer version and I
> > hoped that if I forward the document to you maybe you can do it.
> > I use windows XP and not Unix/Linux hence the link on the
> > website,
> > http://development.openoffice.org/releases/1.9.m65_snapshot.html
> > is of no use.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ciaran
>
> Is this file an *.oot or is it an *.ott file?
> Since you mentioned 1.9.m65, is this the version you are using?
> That was an Alpha version for OOo 2.0. It was never designed for
> normal everyday use. I would recommend you get version 2.1 from
> www.download.openoffice.org/2.1/.
> If the file is in fact *.ott, it is a text template. It is not a
> regular text file, but it is only an outline of what you want your
> text documents to look like. You do not convert *.ott files to
> *.odt. So, could you be a little more specific as to why you want
> to convert you *.oot to *.odt?
>
> Dan
>
>
>
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