My Reply follows quote. On 03/02/2005 10:46 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Howdy folks, > >Well recently I've been working in a store here in the UK selling Macs, >and I've >had one lady recently upgrade from an LC to an eMac. Problem is, she has >loads >of files from Clarisworks 2 which she wants to take with her to the eMac. I'd >assumed she'd be able to open then in Appleworks (she has a USB floppy drive) >but apparently this doesn't work. > >So, I was wondering if anyone can offer any hints. I've offered to spend my >weekend trying to find a solution for her, and reckon I must be able to >somehow >– I've got an iBook with 10.3.7, plus an SE/30 and LC 475 and have install >disks >for System 6.0.8, 7.1, 7.5.3 and OS 8.0. I also have access to an old >version of >Clarisworks and Appleworks 6, although I've not yet had chance to give it >a go. > >So, any suggestions from anyone? I don't fancy wasting my weekend and then >finding a simple utility to do the conversion in 5 minutes flat! Any >advice is >welcome! > >(fingers crossed) > >Paul ------------ Hmmm. Just played around a bit with on old FMPro2.1 file to see what might be done. There doesn't seem to be any "obvious" waw to import or convert the file to a format useable by AppleWorks 6. The "easiest" way I found is to open the file in FileMaker Pro 4. Formats and data are converted directly.
Exporting the file from FMPro 2.1 to a .dbf file seemed logical, but AppleWorks doesn't seem to have a means to import such a formatted file. I expect one of the problems is tha AppleWorks has rather small (at least for text fields) size limits. Even if I save the file as a comma delineated text file, create an AppleWorks database file with the proper number of fields and then import the text file, fields that exceed the allowed length for an AppleWorks file are truncated. I suppose that if one had the time and inclination, and if the files to be imported had relatively small fields, one could save them as text files and create corresponding database files in AppleWorks and import the files. Still, one is left with the chore of formatting the files to make them have a useable appearance in AppleWorks. Can be done, fun NOT! I suspect that FileMaker Pro 2.1 will run under Classic (at least it seems to run fine under OS 9.1. If possible, I would migrate the application and the data files to the machine and run under Classic. Ken -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
