I am trying to extract data from a data file that was part of a Win 3.1
application. The application seems unusable as it crashes on my Win XP.

This file appears to be a document and was bundled with what appears to be a
Visual Basic 3.0 application (Microsoft Jet 300 Dll's). The document file
has no extension and is about 13Mb in size. I thought possibly that this
file could have been created in Microsoft Word 6.0 format however when I
open it in this format the letters are mostly symbols (garbled.) I have also
tried opening it in Word 2002 using different encoding formats, however its
always garbled.

where to from here ?

Roger Rabbit

Have you tried using the Recover Text from Any File setting?

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Roger Rabbit" wrote in message
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I am trying to extract data from a data file that was part of a Win 3.1
application. The application seems unusable as it crashes on my Win XP.

This file appears to be a document and was bundled with what appears to be
a
Visual Basic 3.0 application (Microsoft Jet 300 Dll's). The document file
has no extension and is about 13Mb in size. I thought possibly that this
file could have been created in Microsoft Word 6.0 format however when I
open it in this format the letters are mostly symbols (garbled.) I have
also
tried opening it in Word 2002 using different encoding formats, however
its
always garbled.

where to from here ?

Roger Rabbit

yes i have and it remains garbled, what do i do now ?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Have you tried using the Recover Text from Any File setting?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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so
all may benefit.

"Roger Rabbit" wrote in message
...

I am trying to extract data from a data file that was part of a Win 3.1
application. The application seems unusable as it crashes on my Win XP.

This file appears to be a document and was bundled with what appears to
be
a
Visual Basic 3.0 application (Microsoft Jet 300 Dll's). The document
file
has no extension and is about 13Mb in size. I thought possibly that this
file could have been created in Microsoft Word 6.0 format however when I
open it in this format the letters are mostly symbols (garbled.) I have
also
tried opening it in Word 2002 using different encoding formats, however
its
always garbled.

where to from here ?

Roger Rabbit

You might try opening in Notepad, but if that doesn't help, it's probably
beyond recovery (or is a binary file with nothing resembling text in it).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Roger Rabbit" wrote in message
...
yes i have and it remains garbled, what do i do now ?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Have you tried using the Recover Text from Any File setting?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Roger Rabbit" wrote in message
...

I am trying to extract data from a data file that was part of a Win
3.1
application. The application seems unusable as it crashes on my Win
XP.

This file appears to be a document and was bundled with what appears
to
be
a
Visual Basic 3.0 application (Microsoft Jet 300 Dll's). The document
file
has no extension and is about 13Mb in size. I thought possibly that
this
file could have been created in Microsoft Word 6.0 format however when
I
open it in this format the letters are mostly symbols (garbled.) I
have
also
tried opening it in Word 2002 using different encoding formats,
however
its
always garbled.

where to from here ?

Roger Rabbit

"Roger Rabbit" wrote in message
...

I am trying to extract data from a data file that was part of a Win 3.1
application. The application seems unusable as it crashes on my Win XP.

This file appears to be a document and was bundled with what appears to be
a
Visual Basic 3.0 application (Microsoft Jet 300 Dll's). The document file
has no extension and is about 13Mb in size. I thought possibly that this
file could have been created in Microsoft Word 6.0 format however when I
open it in this format the letters are mostly symbols (garbled.) I have
also
tried opening it in Word 2002 using different encoding formats, however
its
always garbled.

where to from here ?


Maybe you could give us more of a clue, such as the name of the application,
and maybe the filename of the file itself? Have you tried doing a Google
search on the application or the filename?

The file is most unlikely to be a Word document of any description. Word 2.0
or 6.0 (the versions that were available under Windows 3.1) would have
completely choked on a 13MB document.

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Regards
Jonathan West - Word MVP
www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk
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the MS jet dlls would suggest Access, wouldn't it?
Another approach, of course-
Why don't you throw the app on a computer with Win98? It plays pretty
well with the older apps.
If desperation strikes, you could always throw Win 3.1 on a machine..

cheers
Jay