JA->FT: reassigned as RFE...

As a start to this filter, I wonder if the code at
http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/SSW/wp2x/wp2x.html is at all useful.

It is old code, but may provide some ideas for the start of a
WordPerfect filter, and enough motivation for others to join in.

I think you'll find WP2X is suitable only for the DOS-based
WordPerfects, not the Windows/GUI WordPerfects (v6 and later).

It is my understanding that the underlying file format hasn't changed,
just the types of data that is stored in the format.  It is like
having the XML parser without having the latest DTD.

It is only a very early start, not something that will replace full
file compatability with all the versions of WordPErfect.   It is a
tool last updated in 1995, started in 1989.

This website is always a useful place to start when looking for any
file format documentation:
http://www.wotsit.org/
http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?page=3&s=text

The Wordperfect file format is well documented, checkout the Corel
Website.  
http://www.corel.com/
http://www.corel.com/partners_developers/ds/CO32SDK/docs/ff/A_FRNTFF.HTM
The wordperfect file format has had only minor changes since
Wordperfect 6.  

I am told KWord has very good WordPerfect support.   
Wordperfect support has been implemented in Abiword
http://abisource.com
the abiword bugzilla should have a fair bit of information, but as far
as i know it is not as good as KWord yet.   

(grr, mumble, hate not being a priviliged user)
Could someone please change:
OS to All

and for clarity and to make searching easier change summary from
filters for Wordperfect 9.0
to 
[RFE] import export filters for WordPerfect 6/7/8/9

maybe change target milestone to not determined?
maybe knock the priority down to P5 too?

NB bugs #275 #1607 #5459 and #5956
and others are all queries (sort of) requesting WordPerfect support in
OpenOffice.  Although most of them have been made by users who did not
seem to realise that OpenOffice does not include all the features of
StarOffice.  
I realise the Sun Engineers have better things to do than add
Wordperfect support to OpenOffice but i hope this bug will be left
open incase there are outside contributors willing to work on this.  

In case someone finds this bug, but didn't know about the site (like
me until a moment ago), please see:

http://wp.openoffice.org/

There is already initial work on a WordPerfect file filter.

http://wp.openoffice.org/filter.html

So far this is a separate (from OOo) utility, written in PERL, that
will convert WP files to OOo's XML format.

I wrote to Corel to ask about file fomats, and they sent me to:

http://www.corel.com/partners_developers/csp/wordperfect_developer.htm

This does have a number of file format SDK's listed under "WordPerfect
file format SDK".


  I wrote back asking for clarification on the license for the SDK in
that we aren't interested in using specific software, but in getting
documentation so that a third party program (I didn't give the name of
the product) could interact with WordPerfect files.

This is an issue for me and my primary customer.  They have LOTS
of WordPerfect docs and need to convert, most likely to Word.
When a beta is ready, please CC me and I'll test.

This is an important feature for all those of use who want to convert
to OO but have WP files we need to convert.

Take a look at libwpd
http://libwpd.sf.net

It is most likely to form the basis of OpenOffices Wordperfect support.   

*** Issue 5055 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

Hi, 
we have someone who is working on a filter, and now he needs
testfiles. Can you pls. attach some testfiles here in the issue? 

First 3-4 rather short and simple textfiles without frills would be
interesting.

Pls. always add information concerning your OS, WP-version and a
screenshot (or PDF), so that the result of the filter can be checked.

Thanks

Rainer 

Actually we have enough WP-documents!

Rainer

I wanted to change component, because I think "wp" is more appropriate.
But only subcomponent is "www" is availabel for "wp", no good idea, as
I think.

Rainer 

From http://wp.openoffice.org/filter.html:
"For the time being, development of libwpd, wpd2sxw, and writerfilter
is being conducted externally on SourceForge
<http://www.sourceforge.net>. This may change as work there matures
and we start considering the possibility of proper integration with
OpenOffice.org. For the time being, please direct all technical
discussion (bug reports, compilation problems, offers of development
assistance, etc.) to the libwpd-devel
<http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=62662> mailing list."

And anyway: Subcomponent is not that important...
I'd suggest closing invalid since development takes place outside OOo.

Re-assigned to BH

It is interesting that this has not been included in the "Q" release 
specifications. It is interesting that this is in the top 27 voted on 
issues and it doesn't seemed to be important to the OO development 
team. I even see a comment to close this issue. I see a lot of the 
features planned to be implemented in the next release of OO all have 
to do with improving the import features of Word Documents. With such 
a high voted on issue you would think that the OO developers would 
have a least pushed to include this feature in the next release of 
OO. I think this project should be supported by OO and that the 
developers should help the efforts of the WP team who are working 
hard to get a solution for this issue. I think this should be updated 
to be included in the "Q" release of OO.

Repeating:
change summary from 
filters for Wordperfect 9.0
to 
import export filters for WordPerfect 6/7/8/9

I need it for WP 8.0.
Currently, in WP I convert to RTF, when I want to import into OO.

changed summary -> Import filter for WordPerfect documents
reassigned to wp
added URL -> http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/
platform -> all
os -> all
type -> feature
target milesone -> ?

*** Issue 20640 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

Theres some work in progress now for 2.0

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 35022 ***

closing