On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 12:51, Dipa wrote: > "MSWorks files have a proprietary format which is being kept secret by > Microsoft. However a reasonable workaround is to save your WKS files as RTF > files. OpenOffice can read and write RTF files. However there is a Microsoft > utility for converting the wks files : go to this Microsoft website and in > section 1 for Product select Word and for Version select All Versions. Then > in section 2 select Converters and Viewers and click on the Update List link. > You should then have listed below a link for the relevant converter." > > When I click on the link I go to a web site for downloads. I see no section > 1 for product so > > how do I find this section 1? > > Dipa Microsoft keep changing their web site, but I have just checked these links and they worked: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B9E11E83-F51B-4977-B572-8C042DF802C1&displaylang=EN or http://www.computerhope.com/download/updates.htm (bottom of the page).
Has anyone ever looked into how much effort would be involved in writing Works converters? For example is there any overlap with the Office formats? Have other projects written Works filters? Thanks, Ian Laurenson --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
