A post on another list mentioned the problem of dealing with bloated Word DOC files that refuse to shrink in size.<br><br>I have had more luck using the ODT file format for word processed
files, try it with your RTF file. The open document format is in fact a
compressed zip file (sneak a peak inside by just renaming the
extension) bundled with objects and an XML file. Only yesterday, an
old DOC file I created in 1997 refused to open whilst the ODT version
could still be accessed, resurrecting an old lesson and string of
teaching ideas.<br>
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Following a lead I took from the National Library, I now do this for
all my old file archives, building a small information fortress against the
creeping rot of digital decay.<br clear="all"><br>Regards Roland<br><br>PS: I notice that OpenOffice version 3 is due for release later this year .. the road map notes that Sun are also rebuilding this for the Mac environment. Very cool.<br>
<br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead