Re: Error when read .doc file(even only contain English chars)!


Subject: Re: Error when read .doc file(even only contain English chars)!
From: Sam TH (sam@uchicago.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 13 2000 - 23:09:15 CST


On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 02:29:28AM +0000, Belcon Zhao wrote:
> Hello:
> After I saved a .abw file as a .doc file,I opened the .doc file with
> AbiWord(I just download AW CVS version one hour ago),then,I failured.
> I don't know if anyone else has tested .doc files with AW.
> So,please forgive me if I make mistakes.I just want to know whether
> AW supports MSWord now or not.Maybe something wrong with my AW.
> BTW:My .abw file only contains English chars.

You were trying to use a .doc file that we exported? That's your problem.
The word exporter, while it is making good progress, does not work yet.
You can't really use the exported documents for anything useful.

           
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