Bug 58983 - Cannot open Powerpoint 97-2003 file
Summary: Cannot open Powerpoint 97-2003 file
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
3.3.3 release
Hardware: Other All
: medium major
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Reported: 2013-01-03 13:36 UTC by wernerhaug
Modified: 2016-09-25 12:22 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
Power Point 2003 file (1.47 MB, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint)
2014-11-05 10:43 UTC, Maksim
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Description wernerhaug 2013-01-03 13:36:04 UTC
A Powerpoint file, which could be opened with an older version of LibreOffice (3.5.5 or so, I am not sure) cannot be opened with LibreOffice 3.5.6 and 3.5.7.
Windows reports "PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation".
Comment 1 tommy27 2013-01-04 00:46:38 UTC
please attach that file.

without test documents it's impossible to give any support.
Comment 2 tommy27 2013-01-04 12:14:51 UTC
Hi Werner, I received you .ppt file by private mail. I promise I won't diffuse it over the net.

The bug you describe in LibO 3.5.7 is NOT REPRODUCIBILE in LibO 3.6.4 and LibO 4.0 beta2+ using Windows Vista 64bit. I can open that file with both versions.

I suggest to upgrade to LibO 3.6.4 since the 3.5.x branch is dead (there will not be any 3.5.8 release). 

In the meantime you may test your file with a portable version of LibO 3.6.4 (no installatione required) that you can download from here: http://www.winpenpack.com/en/download.php?view.1338

I'm gonna mark this bug report ad RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

feel free to reopen it if you still experience that issue with LibO 3.6.4
Comment 3 tommy27 2013-09-11 04:44:42 UTC
for the record, the reporter sent me a private mail confirming that the bug has gone after upgrade to 3.6.4
Comment 4 Maksim 2014-11-05 10:43:10 UTC
Created attachment 108947 [details]
Power Point 2003 file

bug still exist with Power Point 2003and no bugs with PowerPoint 2010
Comment 5 Martin Op 't Land 2015-06-04 19:12:17 UTC
I cannot open an old Powerpoint presentation (given in May 1997, don't know the Powerpoint version) in LibreOffice 4.4.3.2.
When trying to open it, LibreOffice gives as error message:
   Version Incompatibility.
   Incorrect file version.

Using MacBookPro Intelcore i7 with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

Any suggestions?
Comment 6 tommy27 2015-06-18 22:24:05 UTC

set status to NEEDINFO(In reply to Maksim from comment #4)
> Created attachment 108947 [details]
> Power Point 2003 file
> 
> bug still exist with Power Point 2003and no bugs with PowerPoint 2010

tested under Windows 8.1 64bit

I confirm attachment 108947 [details] can't be opened in LibO 3.3.0, 4.4.3 and 5.1.0.0 recent daily build... LibO hangs at 33% or progress bar... the same file is loaded in a few seconds in MS PowerPoint Viewer and in OOo 3.3.0 so it's a very early LibO issue.


(In reply to Martin Op 't Land from comment #5)
> I cannot open an old Powerpoint presentation (given in May 1997, don't know
> the Powerpoint version) in LibreOffice 4.4.3.2.
> When trying to open it, LibreOffice gives as error message:
>    Version Incompatibility.
>    Incorrect file version.
> 
> Using MacBookPro Intelcore i7 with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3
> 
> Any suggestions?

open a separate bug report along with a test file
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2016-09-20 10:10:58 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 wernerhaug 2016-09-25 12:22:05 UTC
Seems to be resolved indirectly in the meantime. My cuurent version: 5.2.0.4.