On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:25:33 +0000 Ian Lynch wrote: [snip]
> > I wasn't able to find a standalone wps2doc filter on the Microsoft > > download pages (perhaps there might be one, description not entirely > > clear), but the link Ain provided points to a filter only working > > with a (legal?) copy of MS Office. > > So if you have important Works files you need to use in OOo, ask > someone on the list who has access to MS Office to help you. That is > more likely to bear fruit than waiting for a community developed > filter, I think. Personally, I can't understand why anyone would > continue to use MS Works when OOo exists apart perhaps from lock-in to > its file format. > In my understanding no filter is perfect, formatting (especially of complex tables) gets changed by the filtering process. So filtering .wps to.doc to.odt adds an extra layer of possible damage to the original anyway. Many home users converting to OO.o are coming from Works, so the Works filter set is IMHO well worth the time and effort required, even if only one way. -- Michael Those that can, do; those that can't, teach. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
