107826 – Loading MS word 6.0 files no longer works.

Bug 107826 - Loading MS word 6.0 files no longer works.

Summary: Loading MS word 6.0 files no longer works.

Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Alias:	None

Product:	LibreOffice
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Writer (show other bugs)
Version: (earliest affected)	5.2.3.3 release
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	medium normal
Assignee:	Not Assigned

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Reported:	2017-05-13 19:16 UTC by Jonatham E. Snow
Modified:	2017-05-16 13:39 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Ms Word 6.0/95 file (39.00 KB, application/msword) 2017-05-13 19:16 UTC, Jonatham E. Snow	Details
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Description Jonatham E. Snow 2017-05-13 19:16:04 UTC

Created attachment 133298 [details]
Ms Word 6.0/95 file

Old ms word files do not open, show gibberish.

Comment 1 Jonatham E. Snow 2017-05-13 19:25:21 UTC

The attached file does not open correctly in libreoffice writer.

Comment 2 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2017-05-13 19:47:33 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)

Not reproducible for me. Please, 
- upgrade your version of LibreOffice and try again;
- explain what is not correct: does not open or opens it not correctly;
- a screencopy may be useful to show what is wrong.

I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once informations are provided.

Best regards. JBF

Comment 3 Jonatham E. Snow 2017-05-16 13:38:44 UTC

Today it works. I don't know why, because I have not rebuilt libre or anything else. 

I will change this to resolved, unless the problem reappears. Access to legacy data is a supremely important advantage of libreoffice, and I thank you and the libreoffice team for making it a priority.

Comment 4 Jonatham E. Snow 2017-05-16 13:39:23 UTC

Marking resolved.