CDR import fails on 0.48.2 r9819

[Jim Schrempp]

Tried to open the attached .cdr file and got the following error. The file was created with Corel Draw.

UniConvertor failed:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>

  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape\python\lib\site-packages\uniconvertor\__init__.py", line 95, in uniconv_run
    doc = load.load_drawing(input_file)

  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape\python\lib\site-packages\uniconvertor\app\io\load.py", line 377, in load_drawing
    return load_drawing_from_file(file, filename)

  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape\python\lib\site-packages\uniconvertor\app\io\load.py", line 354, in load_drawing_from_file
    raise SketchLoadError(_("Parsing error: ")+ str(value))

app.events.skexceptions.SketchLoadError: Parsing error: unrecognised file type

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

confirmed on Windows XP, Inkscape rev 10966. This version of Inkscape uses Uniconvertor 1.1.5

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

does this .cdr file contain a bitmap? As far as I know, Uniconvertor will not load files that contain bitmaps. Attached is a Microsoft logo file that fails similarly.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Same error messages in
Bug #439483 “Problem to import CDR documents”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/439483>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

This is an problem in UniConvertor - nothing Inkscape could do about it. Please report the problem in UniConvertor's bug tracker at
<http://code.google.com/p/sk1/issues/list>

Possibly same issue as
Issue 24 - sk1 - Filed to convert a .cdr file - Corel DRAW like illustration program
<http://code.google.com/p/sk1/issues/detail?id=24#c0>

Several similar reports are also found in the UniConvertor forum for bug reports:
<http://sk1project.org/forum/viewforum.php?forum_id=6>

Note: SK1 and UniConvertor are currently undergoing a complete rewrite - without ETA for a new release AFAIK:
<http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/sk1-development-restarted>