OK. The file is not compressed, but how do I find the xml stuff. There is a fair amount of plain text separated by many \00 and other things in red.
Tutorial anyone? Paul >________________________________ > From: Paul Schwartz <pmjs1...@yahoo.com> >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> >Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 9:30 AM >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Read error on .ods file > >Thanks for the hints, but I have already done all those things. The default >Archive Manager in Ubuntu 12.04 is fileroller, and from the error messages >generated, it seems to use gzip for the compress/uncompress. I'm beginning to >think that the file may not be compressed. Next is to try gedit directly. > >Thanks again, but if I don't make some progress LO will get replaced with OO. > >Paul > > > > >>________________________________ >> From: Dan Lewis <elderdanle...@gmail.com> >>To: users@global.libreoffice.org >>Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5:01 AM >>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Read error on .ods file >> >>On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 19:23 -0700, Paul Schwartz wrote: >>> ________________________________ >>> > From: Dan Lewis <elderdanle...@gmail.com> >>> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >>> >Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 8:02 PM >>> >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Read error on .ods file >>> > >>> >On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 21:20 -0400, Jay Lozier wrote: >>> >> Paul, >>> >> >>> >> On 05/07/2012 07:11 PM, Paul Schwartz wrote: >>> >> > I recently installed Libre Office [default on a new Ubuntu 12.04 >>> >> > install]. I have a file that opens fine with Open Office but generates >>> >> > a Read error with Libre Office. >>> >> > >>> >> > Any clues on how to solve this problem? >>> >> > >>> >> > TIA >>> >> > >>> >> > Paul Schwartz >>> >> > >>> >> What is the error message? Also, can you post the file on Nabble so >>> >> someone can try to find the problem. >>> >> >>> >> A possible work around is to unzip the ods file to recover the xml data >>> >> file and then open that in LO. I forget what the default Ubuntu archive >>> >> utility is. >>> >> >>> > >>> >Neither gunzip nor fileroller/Archive Manager work. gunzip says >>> > >>> > gunzip STOCKS.ods >>> >gzip: STOCKS.ods: unknown suffix -- ignored >>> > >>> >Archive Manger says >>> > >>> >Could not open "STOCKS.ods" >>> > >>> >Archive type not supported. >>> > >>> >I tried changing the name to temp.zip; same thing. >>> > >>> >Paul >>> > >>> >> -- >>> >> Jay Lozier >>> >> jsloz...@gmail.com >>> > >>> > >>> > The name is Archive Manager, and the file name is fileroller. >>> > >>> >--Dan >> >> To change the name of the file, right click STOCKS.ods. Click >>Rename from the popup menu. Use the End key to move the cursor to the >>end of STOCKS.ods. Use the back arrow to remove "ods". Enter zip in its >>place. You should not see STOCKS.zip. If you do, type Enter. Now apply >>gzip to it. >> >>--Dan >> >> >> >>-- >>For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >>Problems? >>http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted >> >> >> >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
