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[upstream] [hardy] file format error with rtf file at 75,5 (row,column)

Bug #239440 reported by jdelima on 2008-06-12

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	OpenOffice	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
	openoffice.org (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

1) ubuntu studio 8.04 hardy heron april 2008 release
2) Ubuntu supplied Linux modules for version 2.6.24 on x86/x86_64

4) downloaded rtf file cannot be opened, has error message: file format error at 75,5 (row,column).

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jun 12 13:07:16 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-18-generic i686

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jdelima (jdelima307) wrote on 2008-06-12:

Dependencies.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote on 2008-06-12:

Please attach the file that cannot be opened.

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	New → Incomplete

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jdelima (jdelima307) wrote on 2008-06-12: Re: [Bug 239440] Re: file format error at 75,5 (row,column).

Draft LJ speech at ILPS Workshop No. 1, 11 June 08.rtf Edit (18.5 KiB, application/rtf; name="Draft LJ speech at ILPS Workshop No. 1, 11 June 08.rtf")

please see attached file.

thanks! jl

Chris Cheney wrote:
> Please attach the file that cannot be opened.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Cheney
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>

Chris Cheney (ccheney) on 2008-06-12

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	Incomplete → New

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2008-06-17: Re: file format error at 75,5 (row,column).

I was able to recreate this bug using the attached file and openoffice.org-core version 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6.

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2008-06-17: Re: file format error with rtf file at 75,5 (row,column)

I've also recreated this using the package from the -proposed repository for Hardy. That package version is - 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1.

Changed in openoffice.org:
importance:	Undecided → Medium

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote on 2008-06-17:

Same problem with upstream's OOo 3.0beta.

Chris

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote on 2008-09-30:

I've sent this upstream at http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=94494; thanks for reporting.

Changed in openoffice:
importance:	Undecided → Unknown
status:	New → Unknown

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote on 2008-10-17:

Upstream claims the file doesn't even open with Microsoft Office. I will need to test this later once I can get a working vm setup again.

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	Triaged → Incomplete

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote on 2008-11-06:

File is corrupt, even Office 2007 will not open it. I just verified it myself.

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	Incomplete → Invalid
Changed in openoffice:
importance:	Unknown → Undecided
status:	Unknown → New
status:	New → Invalid

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jdelima (jdelima307) wrote on 2008-11-06: Re: [Bug 239440] Re: [upstream] [hardy] file format error with rtf file at 75, 5 (row, column)

#10

thanks! lets close the issue. i've not encountered this problem since
i upgraded.

best, jl

Chris Cheney wrote:
> File is corrupt, even Office 2007 will not open it. I just verified it
> myself.
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice
> Importance: Unknown => Undecided
> Bugwatch: OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker #94494 => None
> Status: Unknown => New
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice
> Status: New => Invalid
>
>