Unable to save any files

phoenixus · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject: Unable to save any files

Hi all,

I have installed 1.0.1 from the SUSE 8.1 disk. And generally all is well. However I am unable to save any files and OOo close immediately after attempting. This applies to newly created files and to opened files.
After running the setup for the current user when trying to open I got a messgae /opt/Openoffice.org/work cannot be found. I have created this dir and the error stopped when opening files but it does not seem to have made a difference to the overall problem.
The error is An Unrecoverable Error has been Encountered - I have experimented with permissions, again no discernable difference.
I dont know if I am missing something simple or if there is a simple fix but I have had this same problem previously on redhat 8.

Any help you can give would be gratefully received.

bartgymnast · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 11:40 pm Post subject:

if I'm not mistaken, it has to do with permission of files
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JohnV · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 8:32 am Post subject:

This workaround works in some situations but not all.

If the Unrecoverable Error message comes up in a small window ignore it and click back into the document. Now save.

JohnV

phoenixus · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:29 pm Post subject: Unable to save files

Hi,

Thanks both for your replies.

I have tried both soloutions but to no avail.

File Permissions

o I have created a new dir as root and chmod 777 tried to save to that dir "unrecoverable error"
o I have create a new dir as my user and again chmod 777 tried to save and again "unrecoverable error"

Work Around

When the "unrecoverable error" comes up I cannot click on the original OOo window without getting a beep while the error window is up. If I close the error window all OOo windows close.

Is this just me or have other people had this problem in the past. Installation of Suse 8.1 wnet without a hitch and the OOo setup also. I accepted the default install dir and have not touched any config files.

[EDIT]
A Break through!!!!!!!!

In an attempt to trak down the problem I have created 2 test files, one calc and one writer. And I went through the process of saving these 2 files as various formats to see which I could and couldn't save as. In calc I was continually having problems with OOo calc and excel 97/2000/XP every other file format worked.
I then went through the same process with writer and now I can save a file as any writer format. So I went back into calc and now I can save in all formats there as well.
I don't really have an explanation for the change. Between closing calc and opening writer nothing else was done.

Well thats my problem solved anyway!
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Thanks again for your help.

Richard
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phoenixus · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 5:31 pm Post subject: Unable to save files

hmm has just started happening again.

as far as I am aware nothing has changed between the two - will bear further investigation....
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bartgymnast · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:08 pm Post subject:

strange behavior
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phoenixus · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 2:54 am Post subject: Unable to save files