Problems adding and committing a Microsoft Word document that is seen as binary but isn't

[Anette Van Der Schyf]

> Hi
> 
> I have a problem adding and committing a Word document. We are using
> WinCVS 1.2 on the client side. When I try to add the file as normal text I
> get the following error:
> 
> Warning : 'Using Rup Defintion in Rubico.doc' seems to be 'binary', you
> should use the 'Add binary files...' command instead...
> 
> So I cancel out of the action. Try to add the file as binary:
> 
> Warning : 'Using Rup Defintion in Rubico.doc' seems to be a text file, you
> should correct it first
> 
> If I ignore either of the above warnings and go on with the operation, the
> file is corrupted and only 1 Kb big.
> 
> The document is actually 652 Kb. The only "unusual" thing in the document
> is a table with hyperlinks to other parts in the document.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Anette