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Help opening a .dat Wordperfect file in Word
My sister has a Mac and uses Wordperfect and sends me .dat files. How do I
open them in Word? |
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My sister has a Mac and uses Wordperfect and sends me .dat files. How do I
open them in Word? The .dat files aren't WordPerfect files. Tell your sister with the Mac to check her encoding (see below). However, opening Wordperfect files in Word is a different question from the Mac email question. Except are you sure she uses WordPerfect? because I think WordPerfect gave up on the Mac platform a while back--in 2000, Google tells me. Older versions still run, but they aren't that common. DM A Mac email program, Entourage, has this to say in Help: About attachment encodings When you choose an encoding format, it is helpful to understand how Macintosh files differ from files created on other computers. Macintosh files include additional resource information that files created on other types of computers do not. If you are sending a data file, such as a Microsoft Word document or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, such resource information may not be necessary. However, if you are sending something more complex, such as a program, to another Macintosh computer, you must choose an encoding format that preserves all the data. The AppleDouble encoding format preserves the additional resource information, and can be read by both Macintosh and other types of computers. AppleDouble is a good choice for your default encoding format; it works most of the time with most computers. However, if AppleDouble fails, you can choose a different encoding format depending on the type of computer you are sending the attachment to: € To send an attachment to a Macintosh computer, use BinHex, which preserves the Macintosh resource information and data. € To send an attachment to a Windows-based computer, use MIME/Base 64, which preserves the data only. € To send an attachment to a UNIX computer, use UUEncode, which preserves the data only. Try sending this explanation to your correspondent, asking them to change their encoding. The help on any Mac email program will tell them how. If you see something about "application/x-macbinary" when trying to open the doc, sounds like they encoded it for Mac computers. DM Mac MVP for Word On 12/2/04 3:25 PM, "Sunsetinaz" wrote: My sister has a Mac and uses Wordperfect and sends me .dat files. How do I open them in Word? -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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Thank you for your informative response.
Can you think of what might have .dat files - MSN thought they were from Wordperfect or their version of Office? "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: My sister has a Mac and uses Wordperfect and sends me .dat files. How do I open them in Word? The .dat files aren't WordPerfect files. Tell your sister with the Mac to check her encoding (see below). However, opening Wordperfect files in Word is a different question from the Mac email question. Except are you sure she uses WordPerfect? because I think WordPerfect gave up on the Mac platform a while back--in 2000, Google tells me. Older versions still run, but they aren't that common. DM A Mac email program, Entourage, has this to say in Help: About attachment encodings When you choose an encoding format, it is helpful to understand how Macintosh files differ from files created on other computers. Macintosh files include additional resource information that files created on other types of computers do not. If you are sending a data file, such as a Microsoft Word document or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, such resource information may not be necessary. However, if you are sending something more complex, such as a program, to another Macintosh computer, you must choose an encoding format that preserves all the data. The AppleDouble encoding format preserves the additional resource information, and can be read by both Macintosh and other types of computers. AppleDouble is a good choice for your default encoding format; it works most of the time with most computers. However, if AppleDouble fails, you can choose a different encoding format depending on the type of computer you are sending the attachment to: ‚¬ To send an attachment to a Macintosh computer, use BinHex, which preserves the Macintosh resource information and data. ‚¬ To send an attachment to a Windows-based computer, use MIME/Base 64, which preserves the data only. ‚¬ To send an attachment to a UNIX computer, use UUEncode, which preserves the data only. Try sending this explanation to your correspondent, asking them to change their encoding. The help on any Mac email program will tell them how. If you see something about "application/x-macbinary" when trying to open the doc, sounds like they encoded it for Mac computers. DM Mac MVP for Word On 12/2/04 3:25 PM, "Sunsetinaz" wrote: My sister has a Mac and uses Wordperfect and sends me .dat files. How do I open them in Word? -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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WordPerfect uses .wpd, I think. Google says a .dat files is used for ASCII
comma delimited files, but if you are getting "winmail.dat" files, see he http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm (usually, macs did not produce such files, but we have seen at least one other recent suggestion that they do) Otherwise, I haven't a clue. Google turned up some more possibilities. ".dat" files are linked to glitches in email, which is why I think it's your sister's attachment encoding settings. Best bet is to ask your sister what program created the files she is sending you. Please let the group know if you find the answer. DM On 12/2/04 4:25 PM, "Sunsetinaz" wrote: Thank you for your informative response. Can you think of what might have .dat files - MSN thought they were from Wordperfect or their version of Office? |
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