Re: Some .docx open, some don't

Alberto Cabello Sánchez <[email protected]> Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:30:48 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.editors.abiword.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 05:22:11AM -0800, Grant wrote:
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> >> Is there anything I can do about some .docx files opening and others
> >> not? I'm on Gentoo Linux.
> >
> > Check that they are really .docx format (and not just something with
> > .docx extension). If they are password protected they won't work.
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> How can I check to see if they are really .docx format?

It is easier to check some file is *not* a genuine DOCX.
To start with, a DOCX is a ZIP file containing XML files and some binarie=
s.
That's a good starting point, as it is very different from a renamed DOC =
or RTF.

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