Converter from *.doc to *.docx

[Christian Durden]

Hi all,
does someone know if there is an converter for *.docx?

We do have a lot of Word 2003 Documents and want them to convert into
Word 2007, so we can avoid the compatibility mod.
Is there a script or something else which does this automatically for a
couple of directories?

Thanx in advance!
Chris

 

[JohnJ]

Yes, the Office Compatibility Pack should assist at following link:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I believe that is a converter from *.docx to *.doc, not the other way
around. To do the latter, you'd need to open a doc in Word 2007 and save as
docx.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Chris,

If you're deploying Office 2007 there is a set of utilities in the
Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) in the Office 2007 resource kit that can be used to scan existing documents for problems
and to process them/convert them to the new format if needed.
http://microsoft.com/office/ork

The compatibility pack that John mentioned is basically targeted at users who have versions other than Office 2007 and who want to
have the capability to open/save in the new Office 2007 XML based formats.
In Word 2007 saving in new document format (set as default in the Options) or File Button=>Convert will take the document out of
compatibility mode and file format. You could use an AutoOpen macro in Word that would 'convert' (take you out of compatibility
mode) on open as well, among other techniques.

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Hi all,
does someone know if there is an converter for *.docx?

We do have a lot of Word 2003 Documents and want them to convert into Word 2007, so we can avoid the compatibility mod.
Is there a script or something else which does this automatically for a couple of directories?

Thanx in advance!
Chris>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Graham Mayor]

The copy of the converter I have installed seems to work in both directions.

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[JoAnn Paules]

Mine too. I only have 2003 at work so it must be a two-way thing.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Christian Durden]

Hi Bob,
thanks for the answer. It looks like it is exactly what I was looking
for. But I am too stupid too use it. I tried it with the ofc.exe and an
ofc.ini file but I do always receive the following message, after I
typed "ofc ofc.ini" into the command prompt.

Error: Invalid or missing 'LogDestinationPath' value in OFC.INI
Error: Invalid or missing 'SourcePathTemplate' value in OFC.INI
Error: Invalid or missing 'DestinationPathTemplate' value in OFC.INI
Error: Error(s) validating OFC.ini file

Well I tried it for 3 hours. Could you please help me out?
What I need is to convert files from c:\word2003\*.* (including
Subfolders) to c:\word2007\*.*

Thank in advance!!!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

But Word 2007 can open Word 2003 files without a converter.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Mine too. I only have 2003 at work so it must be a two-way thing.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

The copy of the converter I have installed seems to work in both
directions.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

 

[JoAnn Paules]

True but if you are taking full advantage of the .docx format, you could
lose something in the conversion.

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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

But Word 2007 can open Word 2003 files without a converter.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Mine too. I only have 2003 at work so it must be a two-way thing.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

The copy of the converter I have installed seems to work in both
directions.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
I believe that is a converter from *.docx to *.doc, not the other way
around. To do the latter, you'd need to open a doc in Word 2007 and
save as docx.


Yes, the Office Compatibility Pack should assist at following link:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx



Hi all,
does someone know if there is an converter for *.docx?

We do have a lot of Word 2003 Documents and want them to convert
into Word 2007, so we can avoid the compatibility mod.
Is there a script or something else which does this automatically
for a couple of directories?

Thanx in advance!
Chris

 

[Christian Durden]

Sorry,

I think now I got it.

Greetings

Hi Bob,
thanks for the answer. It looks like it is exactly what I was looking
for. But I am too stupid too use it. I tried it with the ofc.exe and
an ofc.ini file but I do always receive the following message, after I
typed "ofc ofc.ini" into the command prompt.

Error: Invalid or missing 'LogDestinationPath' value in OFC.INI
Error: Invalid or missing 'SourcePathTemplate' value in OFC.INI
Error: Invalid or missing 'DestinationPathTemplate' value in OFC.INI
Error: Error(s) validating OFC.ini file

Well I tried it for 3 hours. Could you please help me out?
What I need is to convert files from c:\word2003\*.* (including
Subfolders) to c:\word2007\*.*

Thank in advance!!!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Suzanne,

The ability of the converter add-into both open from and save to the new document formats from within Word 2000, 2002 and 2003 was a
major focus item for the converter, so that companies/govtagencies, etc, could make use of the new format, even though not all
features import cleanly.

What it doesn't support in either direction are Office 2007 file type, template files.

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But Word 2007 can open Word 2003 files without a converter.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks for the clarification, Bob.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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all may benefit.

Hi Suzanne,

The ability of the converter add-into both open from and save to the new

document formats from within Word 2000, 2002 and 2003 was a

major focus item for the converter, so that companies/govtagencies, etc,

could make use of the new format, even though not all

 

[Guest]

I tried Fileformatconverters.exe on Office 2000 and this tool did not work at
all!

 

[Jay Freedman]

I tried Fileformatconverters.exe on Office 2000 and this tool did not
work at all!

Have you applied Service Pack 3 to your Office installation? According to
the download page for the converter
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en)
the Service Pack is part of the requirement. Also, does your Windows
installation meet the requirements for service packs listed in the same
section?

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Guest]

Yes Office 2000 is installed with SP3, and does meet all requirements!

Also in Word 2000 you get the new file format for Word 2007 under save as.

You do not get the option in Excel or Powerpoint, I have tried reinstalling
Fileformatconverters.exe but still the same problem are we sure that this
tool should work on office 2000?

 

[Guest]

I have installed SP3 and the Office installtion does meet the requirements.

Also under save as in Word 2000 the new Wrod 2007 file format appears, but
under Excel and Powerpoint there is no 2007 option.

I have tried reinstalling Fileformatconverters.exe but same result.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have installed SP3 and the Office installtion does meet the
requirements.

Also under save as in Word 2000 the new Wrod 2007 file format
appears, but under Excel and Powerpoint there is no 2007 option.

I have tried reinstalling Fileformatconverters.exe but same result.

Since the problem seems to be with Excel and PowerPoint and not with Word, I
think you should post this question in the Excel and/or PowerPoint
newsgroups. Another place that may help is the microsoft.public.office.setup
newsgroup.

As another suggestion, change your subject line. The problem you described
doesn't concern *.doc to .docx conversion (or vice versa), since that works.
Instead, refer to Fileformatconverters.exe.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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