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[Björn Michaelsen <bjoern.michaelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  [Upstream] Writer is unable to open attached .doc file

Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite:
  Fix Released
Status in “abiword” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: libreoffice

  1) lsb_release -rd
  Description:        Ubuntu 11.04
  Release:        11.04

  2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
  libreoffice-writer:
    Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
    Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
    Version table:
   *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386
  Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

  3) What is expected to happen using LibreOffice Writer via the
  Terminal:

  cd ~/Desktop && wget
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/780381/+attachment/2122328/+files/JHK-6060%20chisel%20and%20plane%20blade%20sharpener.doc
  && lowriter -nologo JHK-6060\ chisel\ and\ plane\ blade\ sharpener.doc

  is the file opens successfully.

  4) What happens instead is a window pops up noting:

  LibreOffice 3.3
  Read-Error.
  This is not a WinWord97 File.

  WORKAROUND: Use Abiword.

  apt-cache policy abiword
  abiword:
    Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1
    Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1
    Version table:
   *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
  100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  WORKAROUND: Use Word 2003 in WINE via the Terminal:

  wine "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE"
  JHK-6060\ chisel\ and\ plane\ blade\ sharpener.doc

  Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.5612.5606)

  WORKAROUND: Use WordViewer.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue May 10 10:29:13 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=pl_PL:pl:en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: libreoffice
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-09 (0 days ago)

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