Hi,

2008/1/17, James Knott wrote:
> Paul Pomeroy wrote:
> > #   /I am using version 2.3.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is :/
> > //
> > //
> >
> >     * /I cannot open any powerpoint files created in Powerpoint 97. I
> >       have attached/ /a sample file.  Please help since you originally
> >       told me I would be able to do this./
> >
>
> I just tried opening that file in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007.  It
> failed with this error message:
>
> 'PowerPoint Viewer cannot open the file "PHS3_PRO.PPT" because the file
> was created in a PowerPoint version that the Viewer does not support.
>
> PowerPoint Viewer supports files created in PowerPoint 97 and later.'

... additionally two error messages from Google Docs  ->

(1) (Tried to upload your .PPT to Google Docs:)
"Sorry, that file is corrupt, or an unknown format."

(2) (Tried to open the attached .PPT from your mail:)
"Conversion failed. PowerPoint 4.0 documents are unsupported"

Manfred


> It looks to me like you've got a corrupted file.
>
>
> Please respond only to the mail list ([email protected]) and not
> directly to me.
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