I have decided to use inkscape for some projects expecting to be able to deliver them as eps and pdf if I wanted when finished.

But now that I'm trying to save the files as eps, ps or pdf I'm not able to import them in other vector graphic editing app.
If I save as pdf it saves it correctly and if I double click the file it is correctly viewable with the PDF viewer. But if I try to import it in Corel12 it triggers error "file is damaged".

If I save as eps or ps and I try to import it in Corel12 as PR, PRN, EPS - Interpreted Postscript, corel tries to start the import process but suddenly fails with an error message of "not valid file". I have tried both eps and ps in postscript level 3 and level 2 and none of them can be imported.

If I try to import in Corel12 the svg file directly the file is imported but it is all a mess. Some of the graphics are preserved but others are totally messed up.

The app seem to have progressed a lot with its functionality but if I can't export files to the most common formats in design/printing business it is not useful at all. Maybe the files work correctly in newer versions of Corel but I have none now available to try and I can't deliver a work to later find out that when the client opens the file it is just a total mess.

Is there any solution or I'm going to have to export to PNG and recreate it all in Corel?

Welcome to InkscapeForum!

Well, I had a nice long reply written in the other topic, but lost it, apparently when that topic was deleted. So I'll try to recreate it.

I'm actually very confused about all the different file formats that Inkscape can handle, in many different ways, and especially when it comes to using with other apps and programs. But no worries, other members understand more and can explain better than me. It may come down to them needing to see the SVG file to identify the offending content, if content is the problem. The only info about different formats that I know of, is here: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/File.html. And there might be more info in the wiki somewhere: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Inkscape

There must be some reason why you need to use Corel -- either it has a feature you need, that Inkscape doesn't have? Or maybe the print shop only accepts Corel files? Otherwise, I'd suggest that maybe you could produce the whole thing with Inkscape. There is a relatively new extension that will put out true CMYK color in a PDF, or I think a TIF. And for that matter, there may be some other extensions that might help. They aren't all packed with Inkscape, so here's the repository: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php ... Repository.

I think that's about all I had. But if I remember anything else, I'll post again

Sorry for the deletion Brynn. I deleted it because of the duplicate. It was my first post here and when I couldn't see it published I posted it again just to realize it was not published because it was going to be moderated (I suppose an anti-spam solution).

I have found the problems.

Any stroke converted into a path is interpreted incorrectly when reading the SVG file in Corel. Solution I made an intersection between the ofending paths and a square and that new path works as expected.

Any font converted into a path is interpreted incorrectly when reading the SVG file in Corel. Same solution making intersections to create new paths.

With those corrections the SVG file can be imported correctly in Corel.

If I save the corrected version in inkscape as an eps now that eps is correctly imported by Corel.

So I don't know what is the problem with those paths generated from strokes or the paths from typography but those were the problem in my case.

The test in Corel is just to be sure when the end user, the client, get the file, he is going to get a correct file, just a precaution. It could be just same test with Illustrator, indesign, or other vector graphic app. It is more probable the end user use one of those so I wanted inkscape to export a correct and compatible EPS. With my corrections to my design it seems now inkscape generates correct EPS.

Oh that's awesome that you figured it out!
I certainly can't explain, but we do have a couple of members who might be very interested in what you've found (and can explain it as well) (or try to). Plus I'll be glad to have something to offer others who might run into this issue.

Thanks for letting us know