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DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

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wtf are ole2 files???

i have here a ms-file with a ole2 extension.
file shows: "Winner(2).ole2: Microsoft Office Document Microsoft Word Document"
i've  tried opening it with openoffice and i see a picture, but most of the file is black.
any ideas?

vlad

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DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

Posts: 996

Re: wtf are ole2 files???

really noone?

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skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,880

Re: wtf are ole2 files???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Lin … _Embedding

It's a MS technology designed to be a MS technology. What application threw that error?

Last edited by skottish (2008-05-25 03:41:05)

DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

Posts: 996

Re: wtf are ole2 files???

 $ file Winner\(2\)
Winner(2): Microsoft Office Document Microsoft Word Document

tried to open it with openoffice.
i guess there is no linux app to open and read these kind of files.
or?

vlad

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skottish

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Re: wtf are ole2 files???

Do you have a example file you could post?