Consider this, Openoffice1.1.x file formats are identical to StarOffice file formats while pre-OpenOffice.org Star* files are also in the list. So are you saying that the File type dropdown is missing the following on your machine?
OpenOffice 1.0 Text Document (.sxw) StarWriter 3.0-5.0 (*.sdw) On Sun, 2005-10-02 at 16:36 +0200, Udo Sander wrote: > Hello John, > > Thank you for your reply. > > yes, i tried file>open in writer, this presents me a long list of file types > but StarOffice is not there. > When i try to open it with "All Files", then a form is displayed asking me to > select a filter, but Star Office > is not in the list. > > In the meantime i found out that OOo 1.1 has a batch conversion tool, so i > converted my StarOffice documents > to OOo 1.1 format, and now i can open it with 2.0 and the problem is solved > for me. > > > Ragards, > Udo > > > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 john geldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Udo, > > > >You should be able to open your files with the Novell packaging of > >OpenOffice. > > > >How are you attempting to open these files, and what is the problem > >that stops you from opening these? > > > >Have you tried opening writer and then going through the file->open > >procedure? > > > > > > On 9/22/05, Udo Sander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > i have installed OpenOffice 2.0 Beta via Yast under Suse Linux 9.3 on a > > Intel PC. > > > > Problem: i cannot open my many old StarOffice-Files (.sdw, .sdc) with OO > > 2.0. > > With OO 1.5 Linux or with OO 1.1 Windows i was able to open them. > > > > Why does the new version not support it, or will it be supported in the > > final release? > > > > Thank you for your help! > > > > Udo > > > > > > > > (the following ad is caused by my free webmail account; please ignore this: > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > Mit der Gruppen-SMS von WEB.DE FreeMail können Sie eine SMS an alle > > Freunde gleichzeitig schicken: http://freemail.web.de/features/?mc=021179 > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
