.docx files and websites??

I was asked to upload an MS Word2007 docx file to a website, linking to it
from a webpage. The MS Word file was preferred over converting to a pdf, so
that viewers could open, save and edit the file. Attempts to open the file
on the server, however, ended up opening a zip folder, instead of the
document. I do not experience similar problems when the document is on my
computer. I was able to "save as" an older Word .doc version, then upload
that version, and that worked fine. Is this typical behavior of a .docx
file? BTW, I'm working on a computer that does not have Office2007, but has
the converter utility for .docx files from MS support website. Thanks for
your feedback.
JW

A .docx file basically *is* a .zip folder. If you save the file to the HD
(renaming it if necessary to restore the .docx extension), then open it, you
should get the expected behavior.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"JW" wrote in message
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I was asked to upload an MS Word2007 docx file to a website, linking to it
from a webpage. The MS Word file was preferred over converting to a pdf,
so that viewers could open, save and edit the file. Attempts to open the
file on the server, however, ended up opening a zip folder, instead of the
document. I do not experience similar problems when the document is on my
computer. I was able to "save as" an older Word .doc version, then upload
that version, and that worked fine. Is this typical behavior of a .docx
file? BTW, I'm working on a computer that does not have Office2007, but has
the converter utility for .docx files from MS support website. Thanks for
your feedback.
JW

As a more permanent fix, ask the administrator of the website to add the proper
MIME types for the new file extensions (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, and perhaps the
macro-enabled versions .docm, .xlsm, and .pptm). The lack of those MIME types in
the website's server configuration is what causes the files to be downloaded as
the underlying .zip type.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:25:17 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

A .docx file basically *is* a .zip folder. If you save the file to the HD
(renaming it if necessary to restore the .docx extension), then open it, you
should get the expected behavior.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"JW" wrote in message
...
I was asked to upload an MS Word2007 docx file to a website, linking to it
from a webpage. The MS Word file was preferred over converting to a pdf,
so that viewers could open, save and edit the file. Attempts to open the
file on the server, however, ended up opening a zip folder, instead of the
document. I do not experience similar problems when the document is on my
computer. I was able to "save as" an older Word .doc version, then upload
that version, and that worked fine. Is this typical behavior of a .docx
file? BTW, I'm working on a computer that does not have Office2007, but has
the converter utility for .docx files from MS support website. Thanks for
your feedback.
JW

On Apr 21, 6:33*pm, "JW" wrote:
I was asked to upload an MS Word2007 docx file to a website, linking to it
from a *webpage. The MS Word file was preferred over converting to a pdf, so
that viewers could open, save and edit the file. Attempts to open the file
on the server, however, ended up opening a *zip folder, instead of the
document. I do not experience similar problems when the document is on my
computer. I was able to "save as" an older Word .doc version, then upload
that version, and that worked fine. Is this typical behavior of a .docx
file? BTW, I'm working on a computer that does not have Office2007, but has
the converter utility for .docx files from MS support website. Thanks for
your feedback.
JW

Docx files are basically ZIP files so just add the MIME type to the
server config.
http://i7-dungeon.sourceforge.net/older.html