Help: Text all replaced with ###
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:11 pm
Hi all,
all the characters in my OpenOffice-writer document has turned to hash characters.
This work is important to me - it’s a day’s work of writing up my PhD.
I would be happy to email the file to anyone who thinks they could help.
Is this a bug in OOo writer? I have found a number of threads on this but it seems no solution.
I hoped there would be a back-up or earlier saved temp file - i know i saved it a few times before this happened but i don't know where to look.
The post [http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... =7&t=41992] suggests
"Check also the temporary folder of the system (see in OOo Tools>Options>OOo>Paths). If there are folders like sgmlf.tmp with a file having the same name inside, make a copy of that file, rename it in .odt and cross your fingers." but i can't find any such folders through window 7 starter.
Any help would be very appreciated.
ps: I did post this also as a response to previous thread on same issue: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... 87#p198987
hope not confusing - just desperate to get my work back - thanks
all the characters in my OpenOffice-writer document has turned to hash characters.
This work is important to me - it’s a day’s work of writing up my PhD.
I would be happy to email the file to anyone who thinks they could help.
Is this a bug in OOo writer? I have found a number of threads on this but it seems no solution.
I hoped there would be a back-up or earlier saved temp file - i know i saved it a few times before this happened but i don't know where to look.
The post [http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... =7&t=41992] suggests
"Check also the temporary folder of the system (see in OOo Tools>Options>OOo>Paths). If there are folders like sgmlf.tmp with a file having the same name inside, make a copy of that file, rename it in .odt and cross your fingers." but i can't find any such folders through window 7 starter.
Any help would be very appreciated.
ps: I did post this also as a response to previous thread on same issue: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... 87#p198987
hope not confusing - just desperate to get my work back - thanks