[Libreoffice] LO Custom properties

[Christoph Noack]

Hi Swagat,

sorry, no code help - but the hint that there is a specification that
describes what kinds of properties can be added. Unfortunately, the spec
doesn't cover file handling or migration issues :-\

http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/Custom_Document_Properties.odt

Maybe it helps ... but I fear it doesn't.

Cheers,
Christoph


Am Donnerstag, den 21.07.2011, 09:15 +0530 schrieb swagat sharma:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> 
> Thanks for your valuable time.
> I'll explain the problem in more details.
> 
> 
> I create a new Document (.odt file). I add some custom properties, Say
> a text and a number, by going into File->Properties->Custom
> Properties.
> I save the file (as .odt) and close it. When I open the file, I go to
> custom properties and they are there.
> 
> 
> Now I save the same file as Microsoft 97/2000/XP format, using 'Save
> As' option.
> I close and reopen the .doc file again.. All the Custom properties are
> vanished.
> 
> 
> So I just want to know how libre office handles the Custom properties,
> which all files are involved.
> I just need a little start up. Its really bottleneck for me.
> 
> 
> Your help will be highly appreciated.
> Regards
> --
> Swagat
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Michael Meeks
> <michael.meeks at novell.com> wrote:
>         Hi Swagat,
>         
>         On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 15:14 +0530, swagat sharma wrote:
>         > I am working on fixing the custom properties in libre
>         office, which
>         > are not preserved in MS format.
>         
>         
>                Sounds good - can you be more precise as to exactly
>         which properties
>         you're talking about though ? :-)
>         
>         > I need little help as I have never worked on LO or OO
>         before.
>         > Can I know which all files are involved, or deals with
>         custom
>         > properties.
>         
>         
>                So - more details apprecicated.
>         
>         > Also how do we convert an .odt into a MS .doc.
>         
>         
>                On the command-line; ./soffice --help will help you
>         wrt. --convert-to
>         etc.
>         
>                The core code for the binary .doc filters is in
>         sw/source/filter/ww8/
>         
>                HTH,
>         
>                        Michael.
>         
>         --
>          michael.meeks at novell.com  <><, Pseudo Engineer, itinerant
>         idiot
>         
>         
> 
> 
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