I posted this problem to the wrong forum. Please read my issue below. I am trying to recover a *.odt file. Thanks, Rene I use stuffit utility, still not clear about getting more file(s) back then what I started with? When I zip and then unzip the *.odt, I have only one file. If I understand correct, there are file(s) generated or hidden after compressing/extracting the *.odt file? Be happy to send you the file. Rene using 2.3.1
In a message dated 3/6/2008 12:50:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rene - To clarify the instructions that were given in an earlier message: it is your .odt file that you should be able to unzip. Depending on what programme you're using for unzipping, you may need to first rename your file from something.odt to something.zip. If you successfully unzip your document, then one of the files that is extracted will be called content.xml. You can examine it using Notepad or any other plain-text editor. In principle you can edit it and then rezip all of the files back together again to make a new .odt file. In practice it can be challenging to make sense of what you see in content.xml. Since OOo Writer should not lock up, regardless of how corrupted the input file is, you might want to report this as a bug (http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html). You may be better off asking for help on the [email protected] list rather than this discuss@ list. - Robert On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I see note pad and word will not make sense of the file. Is there a editor > program out there that I can use to remove/edit the html and table stuff from > the file? I am thinking this is where the problem is, not 100%. > > thanks > Rene > > > In a message dated 3/6/2008 10:44:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Hi, not sure if we are talking about the same type of file. I am thinking > you might be referring too the main openoffice folder, not a file from one > of > the modules. I did try to zip it, expand, rename, (not in that order) and > did not have any luck, only the original "file" appears and nothing else > (no > folder). The file is a writer file -"open document text" (like a word > file) > that locks up my computer. > > I do have all startup programs off, except MSs programs. I will reboot and > turn on everything and try to open, not sure if the soffin.bin program is > part of the problem. Will try note pad and maybe word, not sure if word > will > open it. > > Thanks for any help. > > Rene > > > In a message dated 3/5/2008 4:35:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Just rename the file to something.zip, unzip it and you'll find some xml > files. These can be opened with an text editor, such as gEdit, Emacs, Vi or > even OpenOffice.org, edited and saved. Then zip it again and rename it to > something.odt. > > Johnny Rosenberg > > 2008/3/5, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Hi, >> >> Not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this question. I have >> a open >> office writer file that is corrupt or something is wrong with it. The >> file/page(s) has html links and tables on some of the pages, I >> am suspecting this >> has something to do with the error. >> >> I re-loaded openoffice, and still are not able to use the file. After >> reloading openoffice, I was able to open the file, but the computer >> locks up, so I >> cannot scroll, copy...., just ctrl, alt, delete openoffice. >> >> Any tools to rebuild this file w/o opening it, or suggestions? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)
