[Solved] Format error in sub-document content

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Travster
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[Solved] Format error in sub-document content

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Hi, when I try to open this file I get the message 'Format error discovered in the file in sub-document content.xml at 2,5388(row,col).' I've tried following advice from similar topics, but I'm not very tech savvy. :oops: Can anyone help?
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Dissertation draft_intro and method with comments.odt
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Re: Format error discovered in the file in sub-document cont

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Try the attached.
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Dissertation draft_intro and method with comments_repaired.odt
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Re: Format error discovered in the file in sub-document cont

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Thanks for the quick reply, this is great!
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Re: [Solved[ Format error in sub-document content

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It is a bug in AOO which should be fixed in the next release. The corruption occurs when you
  • use AOO Writer
  • you have Edit > Record changes ..., set to ON
  • you delete two or more "comments each of which is attached to a range of text"
LibreOffice does not have the bug.
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit

See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.

Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
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