Subject: Re: msword doc bug
From: Elizabeth (elizhg@rmci.net)
Date: Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:10:39 CST
ah actually its abiword that gives me the error when i try to reopen it
after making changes and saving
sam th wrote:
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> On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Elizabeth wrote:
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> > I have no problems initially opening an msword document with abiword,
> > but when i edit the file and resave it i cannot reopen the file it gives
> > me the error "Error importing file"
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> The problem here is that what you think is a word format file, isn't.
> Abiword does not currently export files in word format. Thus, Word sees
> the extension, thinks it's in word format, and then discovers that it is
> not.
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> > also if i save the file as an abw i have no problems, but i would like
> > to keep it in its own format.
> >
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> Since word cannot import .abw files (at least not that I am aware of), I
> would reccomend using RTF to maintain communication between these two
> programs
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> > Elizabeth
> > elizhg@rmci.net
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> sam th
> sytobinh@uchicago.edu
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