Problem converting hyperlinks to DOCX format

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Hi,
We are using DOC to DOCX conversion functionality provided by Aspose.Word.java toolkit. We noticed that hyperlinks in WORD2003 document are represented using HYPERLINK field in DOCX format as shown below.

<w:p w:rsidR="00BF15D3" w:rsidP="00BF15D3">
	<w:fldChar w:fldCharType="begin" />
	</w:r>
	<w:r w:rsidR="00773FAD">
		<w:instrText xml:space="preserve">HYPERLINK "http://www.google.com/" \h </w:instrText>
	</w:r>
	<w:fldChar w:fldCharType="separate" />
	</w:r>
	<w:r w:rsidR="00773FAD">
		<w:t>Link to G</w:t>
	</w:r>
	<w:bookmarkStart w:id="6" w:name="_Hlt192994867" />
	<w:r w:rsidR="00773FAD">
		<w:t>o</w:t>
	</w:r>
	<w:bookmarkEnd w:id="6" />
	<w:r w:rsidR="00773FAD">
		<w:t>og</w:t>
	</w:r>
	<w:bookmarkStart w:id="7" w:name="_Hlt192994885" />
	<w:r w:rsidR="00773FAD">
		<w:t>l</w:t>
	</w:r>
	<w:bookmarkEnd w:id="7" />
	<w:r w:rsidR="00773FAD">
		<w:t>e.com</w:t>
	</w:r>
	<w:fldChar w:fldCharType="end" />
	</w:r>
</w:p>

As per open XML standard, hyperlinks should be represented using hyperlink element as shown below. I confirmed the same by manually converting a word2003 document to DOCX format using MS word convertor.

<w:p w:rsidR="005D62B1" w:rsidRPr="00FE5428" w:rsidRDefault="005D62B1" w:rsidP="00001DFC">
	<w:b />
	<w:sz w:val="28" />
	<w:szCs w:val="28" />
	<w:u w:color="FFFF00" />
	</w:rPr>
	</w:pPr>
	<w:hyperlink r:id="rId11" w:history="1">
		<w:r w:rsidRPr="005D62B1">
			<w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink" />
			<w:b />
			<w:sz w:val="28" />
			<w:szCs w:val="28" />
			<w:u w:color="FFFF00" />
			</w:rPr>
			<w:t>Link to Google.com</w:t>
		</w:r>
	</w:hyperlink>
</w:p>
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Hi
Thanks for your request. I will consult with our developers and provide you more information.
Best regards.

3

Good question.
I don’t see anything in the OOXML specification that says the should or must be used over the HYPERLINK field. Both the w:hyperlink element and HYPERLINK field are valid as far as I can tell. In fact, there are hyperlinks possible that canot be represented using , but can be represented using a HYPERLINK field. For example a hyperlink that includes one or more paragraph breaks.
On one hand, I agree it could be a useful optimization in Aspose.Words that it would write out instead of a HYPERLINK field when it is possible because an XML element might be easier for other OOXML consumers to parse. But on the other hand it is a problem of the other consumer application to support as much of the complexities of the OOXML standard as it could.
I will log this as an enhancement, but I cannot promise a timeframe at this stage unless you point out I’m wrong with understanding of the standard.
By the way, when importing DOCX, Aspose.Words will read both and HYPERLINK properly.