CGM Limitations in Word

[Kent Smith]

I have heard there is a registry fix or a fix in Word itself in fixing the
import issues in regards to inserting CGM files in a Word document. Our
software vendor has a $3000 dollar solution to take care of this issue
company wide but I would rather save the money.

Does anyone know a fix for importing CGM files into Word since the CGM
filter built into Word has limits?

Thanks,
Kent Smith

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Kent,

Can you be more specific on which limitations you are trying to address?

MS discontinued some support for CGM imports after Office XP (Word 2002), moving the older filter to a supplemental conversion pack
install.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212265/en-us?FR=1
The CGM filter they contracted to use was done quite a number of years back and the company that produced it is no longer there to
support it. If you're looking for the Show Options box, a variant of the registry change from
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320335/en-us?FR=1
should work in older versions, but it shouldn't be a problem after Office 2000.


The CGM filter in Word only supports CGM-1992 v1.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290362/en-us?FR=1

There was a bug with opening a document from an older version of Word where the CGM files would not display, but that is fixed by
installing Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

There is a newer bug that needs a SP2 plus a hotfix to display CGM files in limited situations.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912004/en-us?FR=1

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I have heard there is a registry fix or a fix in Word itself in fixing the
import issues in regards to inserting CGM files in a Word document. Our
software vendor has a $3000 dollar solution to take care of this issue
company wide but I would rather save the money.

Does anyone know a fix for importing CGM files into Word since the CGM
filter built into Word has limits?

Thanks,
Kent Smith >>