Thank you for taking the time to reply.   After much effort I can verify that 
OO won't pick up a Works file.

---- James Knott <[email protected]> wrote: 
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Maybe I'm just too stupid to use Open Office.  If so I need to know now so 
> > I can find an alternative.  I've used MS Works in the past but on this 
> > computer I only had Corel Word Perfect OEM and I wanted a Spreadsheet, Data 
> > Base, etc so I searched around and found Open Office.  Now I have OO 
> > installed but I can't pull up my MSWorks files (letters, spreadsheets, etc) 
> > and read them on OO.  I tried the Dell Compatability Wizard but either I 
> > don't know how to use it or it isn't working w/OO.  What do I need to do to 
> > be able to use my old Works items on OO.  I've got yrs of correspondence 
> > and spreadsheets and a database that I'd hate to lose.  Thanks
> >
> >   
> 
> I could be mistaken, but I don't believe OpenOffice can read Works files.
> 
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