http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en\ this link goes to a little microsoft utility that will convert ...x files to office 2003 format. Works 100% of the time I've used it, but I have no idea if it works under wine (if that is what you mean to do). Then you should be able to open them in OOo. Michael Dolan
On 5/18/07, Karthik Poobalasubramanian <karthik at poobal.net> wrote: > > Thanks Will. Unfortunately this doesn't work for me. Google Docs doesn't > recognize docx. Anyway I found this > http://download.novell.com/SummaryFree.jsp?buildid=ESrjfdE4U58~ > > > My OpenOffice 2.2 freezes if I use this ext. Tried it on a Windows Vista > Enterprise with oo 2.2. > > Anyway I will let you guys know if it works under linux. > > Karthik > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: general-bounces at brlug.net [mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net] On > Behalf > Of willhill > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:43 AM > To: general at brlug.net > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Opening docx documents in open office > > Your link has "This hack no longer works. If you need a file converted I > might > help if you email it to computerjoe (at) gmail (dot) com," as a subtitle. > > According to this, > > http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/03/12/1654255 > > nothing works, so you will have to tell the sender that you can't read > what > they have for you. If they really care that you can read, they will > comply. > > The ODF translator for word mentioned may work but has issues. The only > thing you can really be sure of is if the sender gets and uses Open Office > themself. > > No! Hold the phone, gmail seems to do it. > > > http://www.16punches.com/2007/03/16/another-idea-for-dealing-with-docx-files > / > > Mail it to yourself and let us know if it works or not. The above author > complained but it looks like you can get the text or an odf. > > On Friday 18 May 2007 7:41 am, Karthik Poobalasubramanian wrote: > > I have started receiving documents stored in docx format and can't > > open it in word 2003 or openoffice. I found this > > http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ > > which is true. docx is basically a zip file with xml files and word > > document. My problem is I can't seem to find the .doc in it. The > > author of the website does state that the hack doesn't work anymore. > > Anyone else know how to open these files without access to Office > > 2007? > > > > Karthik > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General at brlug.net > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Michael Dolan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.brlug.net/pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20070518/59643bc9/attachment.html
