[Graham Mayor]

The filters on my site are Microsoft's own, but conversion between word
processing applications is never going to be perfect.

As for the weather - here in the Eastern Mediterranean we have not seen any
rain since March (and then not enough) and it was 28 degrees this morning
before breakfast. Roll on autumn

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


wrote:
In case it is of interest, a follow-up on my experiences with Works
compatibility. I have a (90-year-old!) author who has been sending me
chapters of a manuscript in Works files (*.wps) which I wanted to
convert to MS Word (2000). I found none of the filters available on
Graham's site would work for me.

However, I was able to physically go round to this chap's place
yesterday and found that after opening a file in Works we could 'Save
As' in Word6/95 format within the application. I then transmitted the
files and have found that I can read them perfectly. So it appears
that in this case the compatibility issue is solved at the sending
end. I think the next step will be to encourage him to purchase MS
Word so that he can read the edits in the returned file(s).

Warming up at last here in Australia. I'm up at the keyboard at 2:06
am without any heating being required -- luxury!

wrote in message
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OK I'm getting there folks. Have extracted the conversion files, and
have found Windows Explorer but cannot find the file I have to right
click on and what exactly to do then. In the meantime, have tried
the 'retrieve text from any file' and that is producing quite good
results but with some of the paragraphs mixed up. I have emailed
this chap (he's great for 90!) to send me a couple more files in
case the first file he sent me is corrupt.


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Windows Explorer is available in all versions of Windows up to the
present. You will find it in Start All programs Accessories.
Right click on the registry file and merge it into the registry.
The CNV files go where indicated in the readme.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


wrote:
Hi Graham

This could be I want. It is to avoid having an elderly author
retype 71,000 words! But I downloaded the converter zip file from
your website (greet site) and it appears to be for an earlier
version of the OS (I am using XP) eg it refers to Windows
Explorer. It there an exe file I can use on this works4 file or is
it safe to meddle with the registry?

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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In order to open Works files, you need the correct filter for the
version of Works that created them. The filters are linked from
the downloads page of my web site.

Dangers? Probably none, though there is a minor and undisclosed
security risk to using the old filters..
Problems? The formatting may not be the same as the original
document and if you save using the wrong Works converter your
correspondent with Works 4 will not be able to open them.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



wrote:
I am just about to get some .wps files to clean up, which seem
to be from Works4, but I haven't yet been sent the actual files.
I think the user had this package preloaded on his Dell, which
he bought a few years ago. A brief test shows I can make wps
files (using Word, after updating it, using the CD) and then I
can read these in Word. Does anyone know if there are lurking
dangers?