Appleworks, Bento 4 and Chinese characters

2011-04-06 Thread David Noel
Hi Peter -- -- Thanks very much for your suggestion, which I thought was brilliant, and, in hindsight, logical. -- I've now successfully completed conversion of my 7000+ record database of Mandarin/English from Appleworks to Bento 4. It took me quite some time, because scattered among

Re: Appleworks, Bento 4 and Chinese characters

2011-04-06 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 06/04/2011, at 4:09 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Peter -- -- Thanks very much for your suggestion, which I thought was brilliant, and, in hindsight, logical. -- I've now successfully completed conversion of my 7000+ record database of Mandarin/English from Appleworks to Bento 4

Re: Appleworks, Bento 4 and Chinese characters

2011-04-06 Thread Geoff and Kaye
Yes, Appleworks will be sorely missed. We mostly use the spreadsheet and drawing and painting functions. I doubt if it came from outside Apple; I think it probably arose when someone at Apple realised that they could combine the original MacPaint and MacDraw with a word processor and the other

Re: reverting to older version of iPhone app (was Bento 4)

2011-03-20 Thread Pete Smith
of the new Bento app. Must upgrade to Bento 4 soon.) Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 19/03/2011, at 13:27 PM, cm wrote: Hi Pete, Well done in preserving the file! If the update to the iPhone app was free, you have a painless way

Re: reverting to older version of iPhone app (was Bento 4)

2011-03-20 Thread cm
checked and compared the app size and worked out the content of the Bento app when I synced was 1.45GB! Many thanks again Carlo. (PS - I'm already missing the look of the new Bento app. Must upgrade to Bento 4 soon.) Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Re: reverting to older version of iPhone app (was Bento 4)

2011-03-20 Thread cm
Hi again Pete, I should have mentioned. That message that you received when syncing implies that you either purchased or updated an app directly on your iPhone without a corresponding purchase or updated on iTunes. The updated app would have been transferred to iTunes. If Bento was correctly

Re: Bento 4 and Chinese characters -- help needed

2011-03-20 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 18/03/2011, at 3:41 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Folks -- -- Following on with the discussion about Bento 4, I've downloaded the trial version, and for most of my databases, it looks OK to convert from Appleworks to Bento by Saving from Appleworks as ascii text, then Importing into Bento

Re: Bento 4

2011-03-20 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
for a little while. Either I'll update to Bento 4 before; or the other app update will come out and hopefully fix it. I dare say I'll stop my little personal protest soon and buy the update. I've been hanging out for it. Regards, Pete Smith I have to say that I bought Bento 4 online

Re: Bento 4

2011-03-19 Thread Stuart Breden
...@internode.on.net wrote: G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using American maths!!!] https://store.filemaker.com.au/product/viewfamily/family/BEN Also

Re: Bento 4

2011-03-19 Thread cm
. Cheers, Carlo Sent from my iPad On 18/03/2011, at 0:51, Pete Smith smudd...@internode.on.net wrote: G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using

Re: Bento 4

2011-03-18 Thread Pete Smith
Thanks Carlo. I still had the app in the trash and have moved it to another folder on the mac for storage just in case. As I can still use both the iMac version and the iPhone app (just not sync) I will put up with the inconvenience for a little while. Either I'll update to Bento 4 before

Re: reverting to older version of iPhone app (was Bento 4)

2011-03-18 Thread cm
not sync) I will put up with the inconvenience for a little while. Either I'll update to Bento 4 before; or the other app update will come out and hopefully fix it. I dare say I'll stop my little personal protest soon and buy the update. I've been hanging out for it. Regards, Pete Smith

Bento 4

2011-03-17 Thread Pete Smith
G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using American maths!!!] https://store.filemaker.com.au/product/viewfamily/family/BEN Also iPhone app has been updated

Re: Bento 4

2011-03-17 Thread Daniel Kerr
wrote: G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using American maths!!!] https://store.filemaker.com.au/product/viewfamily/family/BEN Also iPhone app has been

Re: Bento 4

2011-03-17 Thread cm
On 18/03/2011, at 0:51, Pete Smith smudd...@internode.on.net wrote: G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using American maths!!!] https