Open Office Writer can't open document created with OfficeIMO about officeimo

[PrzemyslawKlys]

Does it work with empty doc? If not can you attach empty for comparison that works?

[Goddfrey]

Sure. Although both Open Office and Libre Office are free if you want to run some tests of your own.

libre_office_empty.docx
OfficeIMO_empty.docx

I created two empty docx files, one using Libre Office and another using this code:

            using (WordDocument document = WordDocument.Create(path, true))
            {
 
                document.Save();
            }

Open Office does open the one created with Libre Office, and does not open the one created with Office IMO.

[PrzemyslawKlys]

This needs testing:

• https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/230373/OpenXML-SDK-docx-files-and-Open-Office

Old, but maybe still there.

[PrzemyslawKlys]

So i'm pretty confident this is due to forward slash

There are plenty of issues around that:

• dotnet/Open-XML-SDK#249
• dotnet/Open-XML-SDK#59
• dotnet/Open-XML-SDK#88
• dotnet/Open-XML-SDK#86

I saw some project actively changing it:

• sestegra/spreadsheet_decoder@a98df56

OpenXMLSDK doesn't expose those paths directly from what I see.

I can see ClosedXML having similar issue:

• ClosedXML/ClosedXML#279

I am not sure how to fix it. I'm open for fixes/suggestions as I can see it being useful, but don't have high hopes.

I see this code:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10929054/openxml-spreadsheet-created-in-net-wont-open-in-ipad

But after trying to apply it I get unreadable word. I guess i'm missing some details.

[PrzemyslawKlys]

I've created a PR:

• #191

But requires testing, and I am pretty sure this is not the best option to do it like that

[Rofliex]

I have the same problem, but new documents created from a template (I use a copy in memory of a document that is on disk) cannot be opened in MS Word, but work correctly in LibreOffice and Google docs :)

[PrzemyslawKlys]

You mean created by OfficeIMO? Before or after the PR?

[Rofliex]

You mean created by OfficeIMO? Before or after the PR?

Im didnt test with your changes. Used only latest release from nuget.

[PrzemyslawKlys]

Can you test with the PR?

[Rofliex]

Can you test with the PR?

I checked your fix from PR. It doesn't work in my case :( I'll try to get the logs from Ms Word where the docx file parser got an exception, and maybe figure out what's wrong.

[Rofliex]

I found compatibility issues with the property Paragraph .ParagraphAlignment. If you override this property or set it for a new paragraph, it will cause errors in Ms Word and you will not be able to open a new document.

[PrzemyslawKlys]

I found compatibility issues with the property Paragraph .ParagraphAlignment. If you override this property or set it for a new paragraph, it will cause errors in Ms Word and you will not be able to open a new document.

So under which conditions exactly your documents don't open? They don't open in MS Word? What is the code you're using - i'm a bit confused what doesn't work for you?

[Rofliex]

I found compatibility issues with the property Paragraph .ParagraphAlignment. If you override this property or set it for a new paragraph, it will cause errors in Ms Word and you will not be able to open a new document.

So under which conditions exactly your documents don't open? They don't open in MS Word? What is the code you're using - i'm a bit confused what doesn't work for you?

I apologize for flooding this issue. In general, if I add any paragraph to a document and define the ParagraphAlignment property using the library, the document stops opening. If I don’t touch the ParagraphAlignment property, then everything opens fine.

[PrzemyslawKlys]

So in other words Create Word Document, add paragraph, add paragraph alignment and it stops opening in Word? Which version of word?

[PrzemyslawKlys]

public static void Example_BasicWord(string folderPath, bool openWord) {
    Console.WriteLine("[*] Creating standard document with paragraph");
    string filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(folderPath, "BasicDocumentWithParagraphs.docx");
    using (WordDocument document = WordDocument.Create(filePath)) {
        var paragraph = document.AddParagraph("Adding paragraph with some text");
        paragraph.ParagraphAlignment = JustificationValues.Center;
        //Console.WriteLine(SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color.Blue.ToHexColor());
        //Console.WriteLine(SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color.Crimson.ToHexColor());
        //Console.WriteLine(SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color.Aquamarine.ToHexColor());

        //paragraph.Color = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color.Red;

        //paragraph = document.AddParagraph("Adding another paragraph with some more text");
        //paragraph.Bold = true;
        //paragraph = paragraph.AddText(" , but now we also decided to add more text to this paragraph using different style");
        //paragraph.Underline = UnderlineValues.DashLong;
        //paragraph = paragraph.AddText(" , and we still continue adding more text to existing paragraph.");
        //paragraph.Color = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color.CornflowerBlue;

        document.Save(true);
    }
}

I just did this and it worked. You need to be more specific.

[tmheath]

I was using LibreOffice for this from home last year, it seemed to work fine.
If it's something specific like how you mentioned the property, I can't say
anything, the documents were simple at the time.

[tmheath]

Just noticed this was about OpenOffice... It's a virtually dead project on life support for years, apparently it has a userbase but people really should not be using it, not sure if there's an issue with it being dead or not.