Arg, cannot save (openoffice 1.1.3)

Galmok · General User Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 19

Well, I gave up upon 2.0 beta and decided to continue my work with OO 1.1.3 (linux). But that version cannot safe my document!

I have just exported from 2.0 beta and loaded the document in 1.1.3. Then I made necessary changes (2.0 beta destroyed a bit of the document) and wanted save the fixed document but all I get is this:

Error saving the document filename.sxw: Write Error.
Error writing file.
[OK]

I tried saving on NFS drive as well as on ext3 filesystem but there was no change.

OO v1.1.2 had no trouble saving on ext3 or NFS filesystems, but it appears v1.1.3 has inherited the file save bug from v2.0 beta (2.0 beta cannot save on NFS filesystem).

I am able to export my document as PDF so I can at least print my document, but it seems all my fixes are lost. Or is there a tweak I can try to let me save my document anyway?

The Liquidator · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject:

Perhaps OOo2 bet has damaged the file. Try this:

OPen the document (presumably in 1.1.3)

Hit CTRL+A and CTRL+C to highlight and copy all the text.

Then create a new OOo1.1.3 document. Put the cursor in it and select edit\paste special. Choose RTF format and your text should be substantially preserved in a new document. Save the new document.

That help?

Ian

Galmok · General User Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 19

Thank you very much. Your suggestion did the trick. Although I didn't have to do tha paste special or use RTF format. I just pressed ctrl-v in the destination document and saved. Smile

I just wish that openoffice could be a bit more informative and do a bit more failsafe checking so these situations would occur.

Granted, I was playing with a beta that created bad openoffice files but v1.1 should have noticed this upon loading.

Anyways, I'll stay with v1.1 until all the bugs (I found many) can be ironed out. It is simply not ready for mainstream usage yet (hence the beta name).

The Liquidator · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject:

Glad it workedfor you.

For my part, I use the OOo2 beta if the final output is going to be a pdf. I've had issues saving in "alien" formats with it (that includes OOo1 format) and the only version I don't seem to get the problem with is .odt which isn't much help as until 2 is stable I can't move to it. Seems a way off, yet, to me.

Ian