Error in Book Designer wiki page

msundman · 09-03-2007, 11:45 AM

On the Book Designer wiki page I read "BD does not require .NET 2.0 or any other additional library apart from what is already included with its distribution." However, when I try to convert pretty much anything BD always complains that I don't have M$Word installed and fails to do load the file.

JSWolf · 09-03-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by msundman

On the Book Designer wiki page I read "BD does not require .NET 2.0 or any other additional library apart from what is already included with its distribution." However, when I try to convert pretty much anything BD always complains that I don't have M$Word installed and fails to do load the file.

BD does use Word to convert from some formats into HTML. So if you have another program that can convert your files into HTML then you should be able to load. But I cannot be 100% sure on that.

aapezzuto · 09-26-2007, 04:18 AM

I have open office, which has proven to be as good as word, if not better in the convertion department. I get the same error, and really don't want to dig out my last copy of word from my binders of cd's. Any Ideas?

msundman · 09-26-2007, 07:20 AM

It seems that BD doesn't require M$Word if you only convert between formats it has internal converters for. You can use OpenOffice to convert your original document to one of these formats.
(I don't remember which formats it has internal converters for and which formats it requires M$Word for, and I can't boot into M$Windows at the moment.)

aapezzuto · 09-27-2007, 01:59 PM

The sick part is that if you are using any of the xml/html type formats it requires MS word. This includes it native format and fb2

At the very least this dependency should be listed, and if it is at all possible they should use another xml tool asap. This sort of dependency is just crazy. Not just showing a lack of fore site, but I now am leery of the designers eating their loved ones or biting off their own left ear... CRAZY

Of course the amount of useful software I have programed is still (let me look) oh yeah, none, so what do I know.

RWood · 09-27-2007, 02:20 PM

MS Word usage has been added to the Wiki.

09-03-2007, 11:45 AM	#1
msundman Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 269 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: FBReader on Android	Error in Book Designer wiki page On the Book Designer wiki page I read "BD does not require .NET 2.0 or any other additional library apart from what is already included with its distribution." However, when I try to convert pretty much anything BD always complains that I don't have M$Word installed and fails to do load the file.

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09-26-2007, 04:18 AM	#3
aapezzuto Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 693 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: none	I have open office, which has proven to be as good as word, if not better in the convertion department. I get the same error, and really don't want to dig out my last copy of word from my binders of cd's. Any Ideas?

09-26-2007, 07:20 AM	#4
msundman Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 269 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: FBReader on Android	It seems that BD doesn't require M$Word if you only convert between formats it has internal converters for. You can use OpenOffice to convert your original document to one of these formats. (I don't remember which formats it has internal converters for and which formats it requires M$Word for, and I can't boot into M$Windows at the moment.)

09-27-2007, 01:59 PM	#5
aapezzuto Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 693 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: none	The sick part is that if you are using any of the xml/html type formats it requires MS word. This includes it native format and fb2 At the very least this dependency should be listed, and if it is at all possible they should use another xml tool asap. This sort of dependency is just crazy. Not just showing a lack of fore site, but I now am leery of the designers eating their loved ones or biting off their own left ear... CRAZY Of course the amount of useful software I have programed is still (let me look) oh yeah, none, so what do I know.

09-27-2007, 02:20 PM	#6
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	MS Word usage has been added to the Wiki.

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