Hi Swagat, sorry, no code help - but the hint that there is a specification that describes what kinds of properties can be added. Unfortunately, the spec doesn't cover file handling or migration issues :-\
http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/Custom_Document_Properties.odt Maybe it helps ... but I fear it doesn't. Cheers, Christoph Am Donnerstag, den 21.07.2011, 09:15 +0530 schrieb swagat sharma: > Hi Michael, > > > Thanks for your valuable time. > I'll explain the problem in more details. > > > I create a new Document (.odt file). I add some custom properties, Say > a text and a number, by going into File->Properties->Custom > Properties. > I save the file (as .odt) and close it. When I open the file, I go to > custom properties and they are there. > > > Now I save the same file as Microsoft 97/2000/XP format, using 'Save > As' option. > I close and reopen the .doc file again.. All the Custom properties are > vanished. > > > So I just want to know how libre office handles the Custom properties, > which all files are involved. > I just need a little start up. Its really bottleneck for me. > > > Your help will be highly appreciated. > Regards > -- > Swagat > > > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Michael Meeks > <michael.me...@novell.com> wrote: > Hi Swagat, > > On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 15:14 +0530, swagat sharma wrote: > > I am working on fixing the custom properties in libre > office, which > > are not preserved in MS format. > > > Sounds good - can you be more precise as to exactly > which properties > you're talking about though ? :-) > > > I need little help as I have never worked on LO or OO > before. > > Can I know which all files are involved, or deals with > custom > > properties. > > > So - more details apprecicated. > > > Also how do we convert an .odt into a MS .doc. > > > On the command-line; ./soffice --help will help you > wrt. --convert-to > etc. > > The core code for the binary .doc filters is in > sw/source/filter/ww8/ > > HTH, > > Michael. > > -- > michael.me...@novell.com <><, Pseudo Engineer, itinerant > idiot > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LibreOffice mailing list > LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
