[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 121324] New: Writer 6.1 thru at least 5.4.4.2 cannot open docx files created by ver. 5.1 or MS Word

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            Bug ID: 121324
           Summary: Writer 6.1 thru at least 5.4.4.2 cannot open docx
                    files created by ver. 5.1 or MS Word
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.0.0.0.beta1
          Hardware: x86 (IA32)
                OS: Windows (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: CochranSM at aol.com

I have been working with LibreOffice Writer ver. 5.1 for about the last year
without a hitch. During the last few weeks I created a 20 page document and
saved it in docx format. I got a note saying that ver. 6 was now available, so
I decided to upgrade.

    With ver 6.0 when I went back to my docx files created under ver 5.1 I had
either blank pages or a few overwritten lines at the top of the file. I thought
the files were somehow corrupted: not a pleasant thought. I had printed out the
file under ver 5.1 so used Adobe pdf converter to change it to docx format. I
fed this back to ver. 6.0 and it came in, understandably, with formatting
issues. I beat the files back into shape a page at a time in 6.0. Any docx
files created in 6.0 could be read by it, but none of those created by the
older ver 5.1. I also tried opening some older docx files created by MS Word
with ver. 6.0 and they were also blank or overprinted.  

    Today, I uninstalled ver. 6.0 and installed ver 5.4.4.2 only to discover
that it couldn't open docx files either. I uninstalled 5.4.4.2 and installed
vere. 5.1.3.2 and, Thank God!!!, I could read my docx files again. Obviously,
the file reading bug lies somewhere between ver. 5.1.3.2 and 5.4.4.2. 

    I listed the bug as critical because I have over 1,000 files I couldn't
read, but I still love the program and am confident you'll find and kill the
bug. In the interim, I'm happy using 5.1.3.2. 

Thanks,
SMaitland
CochranSM at aol.com

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