Can't import from Word XP

[TheFanatic]

I can't import Rich Text Format files from Word XP into Quark 4.1. Does anyone have any solutions that won't cost me any cash?

 

[Zelandakh]

Why can't you do it? What errors do you get?

In XP, check if you have fast save turned on - turn it off. Get the latest Word filter from quark.com too.

 

[joakimcs]

I've been bugging Quark about this for a while, and they seem quite unwilling to help me (us) with the problem. They blame Microsoft for the crashes, while I think it is quite obvious that it is the Quark Software that parses the Word files that causes the crashes. They could at least replace the crashes with a "Not compatible"-alert of some kind.

Anyway: Only workaround I know of is saving your documents as .rtf's when working in Word XP.

You could try Quark Support, but they seem to dislike odd europeans like myself.

 

[TheFanatic]

It doesn't crash, it just won't open the RTF file saved in Word XP. I'm not real happy about it since I just bought 6 copies of Quark, and I can't seem to get this issue resolved. The good thing is that I only have to support one machine with XP, but as time goes on, that number will increase. The Quark Website is pretty useless INHO....

 

[Ecaboodle]

Have you tried saving the Word Documents as an earlier version of Word maybe. I know in the long run this may not be the answer. If you can't fix it in 20 minutes call someone who can.

 

[TheFanatic]

I have turned Fast Save off in Word, and that doesn't help. I am getting this error message:

The RTF reader encountered an error (error #0). [106]

Does this help anyone?

 

[TheFanatic]

Does anyone think the latest Word Filter would solve this problem? If so, does anyone have a link to it?

 

[Mrtechno]

Hi Fanatic,

The answer to your problem might lie in the future release of QuarkXPress but as of now i'm pretty sure that QuarkXPress does not support MS Word XP/2001, It supports MS Word 6-2000.
You could check out the following website for a third party XTension if any :

http://www.thepowerxchange.com

Hope this helps.

 

[techleo]

Bravo Man...!
Try visiting the

http://www.thepowerxchange.com

website as suggested by Mrtechno.

Smooookin....

TechLeo

 

[el236]

try saving in the versions ur XTension can import/understand.

maybe that help!
EL236

~*The Art of Communication*~

 

[el236]

Well fanatic, I just came across a good site u may like to visit. They have their demo version available and you may try them.look for the QXPort filter here :

http://www.bitmix.de/english/software/download.php#download

Also the only workaround I think of is that the file can be down saved to a version that is supported by a MS Word filter in QuarkXPress (Such as Word 6\95 or Word 8). What MS Word filter are you currently using with QuarkXPress? If you have the MS Word 6 filter, try saving the text in MS Word 6 format from MS Word XP and then import into QuarkXPress.

EL236

~*The Art of Communication*~

 

[techleo]

Well, you may also try downsaving your Word files into a version that is supported by your QuarkXPress Applicaiton.

Hope this helps,

Regards,
TechLeo

~" Outline your Ideas "~

 

[dbevins]

We tried Word XP saving variety of Word formats with a variety of Quark import filters, and found the best match (for us, involving Quark on Mac as well as Win) to be saving Word files as version 6.0/95, and using the MS Word 6-7 filter dated 01/07/1999. Hope this helps,
-- Doug Bevins, Record-Journal, Meriden, Conn.