Some docx files convert to blank epubs

wftl · 03-19-2018, 01:28 PM

Greetings all,

I've run across a couple of docx format files recently that convert into a blank epub. I should point out that the resulting epub is blank on most devices and readers (including ebook-viewer) but there are a couple of programs out there that do, in fact, display the text (example, okular under KDE). One interesting discovery is that if I read the docx file into LibreOffice and immediately write it back out (no edits of any kind), the conversion works perfectly.

Any thoughts as to where I could look for answers? Is there a good docx validator that would tell me whether there's something wrong with the source file?

Thanks,

-- Marcel

DoctorOhh · 03-19-2018, 09:23 PM

Going to need more information per the sticky post at the top of this forum.

"How to ask a question about conversion problems"

03-19-2018, 01:28 PM	#1
wftl Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	Some docx files convert to blank epubs Greetings all, I've run across a couple of docx format files recently that convert into a blank epub. I should point out that the resulting epub is blank on most devices and readers (including ebook-viewer) but there are a couple of programs out there that do, in fact, display the text (example, okular under KDE). One interesting discovery is that if I read the docx file into LibreOffice and immediately write it back out (no edits of any kind), the conversion works perfectly. Any thoughts as to where I could look for answers? Is there a good docx validator that would tell me whether there's something wrong with the source file? Thanks, -- Marcel

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03-19-2018, 09:23 PM	#2
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,897 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Kindle PaperWhite SE 11th Gen	Going to need more information per the sticky post at the top of this forum. "How to ask a question about conversion problems"

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