.doc file can not be read

[liuts-plane]

Describe the Bug

I am reading a .doc file, and the code is following:

IOFactory::load($filePath, 'MsDoc')

I run it and show the error: Uninitialized string offset: 3648

otherwise:
1.the .docx file is always can be read !
2. similar common issue i had read, but the bug is Still exists

Steps to Reproduce

Please provide a code sample that reproduces the issue.

<?php
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory;

$filePath = __DIR__ . '/../../../public/zzz97.doc';
$loader = IOFactory::load($filePath, 'MsDoc');

Expected Behavior

have no error

Current Behavior

Uninitialized string offset: 3648

Context

Please fill in your environment information:

• PHP Version:7.1.33
• PHPWord Version:0.18.3

[cavasinf]

Convert your .doc into .docx.
Since .doc is only supported by Word, you should maybe open it from there and save it as .docx.

The DOCX format was introduced with the launch of the MS Word 2007 and is still the file format up to now.
PhpWord use Word2007 "logic" by default.

[nhuttranm]

Could you please using the unoconv to convert from .doc to .pdf

[Progi1984]

@liuts-plane Could you send us a sample file ?