Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 file format does not render <w:dataBinding>
I created a Word 2007 file with data binding to a CustomXML part
When I open it in Word 2003 with the capability pack installed, the data is not displayed.
After some investigation, I open up the document.xml (just rename the word file extension to .zip instead of .docx) and realize that the compatibility pack only renders the content inside <w:t> tag and ignores the XPath binding on the <w:dataBinding> tag. Below is a part of my document.xml, notice the blue colored text.
<w:sdt>
- <w:sdtPr>
<w:dataBinding w:xpath=”/root[1]/name[1]” w:storeItemID=”{b6aa39be-c6d5-40ca-a66e-93dbd069104f}” />
<w:id w:val=”3411243″ />
- <w:placeholder>
<w:docPart w:val=”DefaultPlaceholder_22675703″ />
</w:placeholder>
<w:showingPlcHdr />
<w:text />
</w:sdtPr>
- <w:sdtContent>
- <w:p w:rsidR=”006D15FD” w:rsidRDefault=”00F43988″>
- <w:r w:rsidRPr=”00583873″>
- <w:rPr>
<w:rStyle w:val=”PlaceholderText” />
</w:rPr>
<w:t>Click here to enter text.</w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>
</w:sdtContent>
</w:sdt>
If you are creating a WordML document thru this manner and want to enable it for users of older version of Word, remember to update your <w:t> tag as well.
