Nick scribbled on 5/6/05 4:13 PM:
> I tried like you said and now I am getting some of these:
> 
> 22865 Warning - /home/shared/Accounting/Capital/Update Capital 7-7-04.xls:
> Character in 'c' format wrapped in pack at
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel.pm line 1790.
> Error: Bad annotation action
> Failed to set content type for document
> '/home/shared/Environmental_Community/Environmental/Awards/Independence
> Examiner Playground Article 12-13-02.mht'
> Bad BBD entry!
> Broken OLE file. Try using -b switchFailed to set content type for
> document
> '/home/shared/Environmental_Community/Environmental/Training/Thumbs.db'
> 
> Do those matter?

hmm. I dunno. someone with more microsoft savvy could tell you.


> 
> Also does the default SWISH::Filter install know about powerpoint files
> too?  I looked in /usr/lib/swish-e/perl/SWISH/Filters but I only see files
> that seem to reference ms word, ms excel, pdf, and mp3.  I see that ms
> powerpoint is advertised on your web page as being supported, but there
> doesn't seem to be much mention of it.


it's a new filter, added to CVS since the 2.4.3 release. there's a discussion 
thread about it here:
http://swish-e.org/archive/2005-03/9245.html

you might try downloading the latest CVS snapshot and seeing what's in there.

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