On Friday 23 September 2005 16:45, Gregory Forster wrote:
> I have WP vs 8.0.0.225 When I drop down the file type,
> on the type of file to open, at the top is "text files
> .txt" and at the bottom is "all files *.*" There is
> no side scroll bar to select more files and all the
> file types between .txt and *.* are all Word Perfect
> type files. There is no option to open any type of
> Microsoft files. When I attempt to open a .doc file, I
> do not get a "file not found" error, I get an
> "unsupported format" error dialogue box. In other
> words, I have to install a patch to upgrade it? O.K.
The latest service pack for WP8 was SP7, I think, it patches WP8 to 8.0.0.710.
I would suggest running the latest SP, unless there is a compelling reason
not to. I.E. I can't remember but in NT4 you may have to upgrade to SP6a.
No problems with Word97 docs.
>
> --- Jim Szatkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You need to open them, not as a wp file, but drop
> > down the file type to MS Word. It came with
> > MS Word 6 filters - and if you go on to the Corel
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> > website you can dowload a patch to bring it
> > up to MS Word 97 (Office 97) level. Here's from
> > their site
>
> (http://kb.corel.com/scripts/texis.exe/kb/kb/+MwwFqrTIabdGmnQmwwwwewjYkewVb
>dqew6QrGGdGael8xqcnaNdBa-
>
> d1DmelGmDZqq1G5abrnDaZpnDoDtawaToqGd5dhBabdGmaKsaeNDxmeZGBrdq1MnDBeISbtqDbd
>Gm7nGhnqBa8/details.html
>
> > ):
> >
> > " Error "File Not Found" Occurs When Opening a
> > Microsoft Word 97 (tm) Document.
> >
> > Article ID: 11897
> > Revision Date: May 13, 1997
> >
> > The information in this document applies to:
> > WordPerfect(R) 8 for Windows(R)
> >
> > When opening a file created in MS Word 97 the error
> > "File Not Found" is displayed.
> > A conversion driver for MS Word 97 files is now
> > available on the Corel FTP site. The name of the
> > patch is WP8CNV97.EXE.
> >
> > The URL for this patch is:
> > ftp://ftp.corel.com/pub/WordPerfect/wpwin/8/
> >
> > This web address is case sensitive
> >
> >
> > Note: This patch requires WP8 version 8.0.0.225 or
> > higher. If you have release 8.0.0.153, you will need
> > to obtain an updated
> > CD from our Customer Service department. If your
> > program release number is 8.0.0.393 or higher, you
> > already have this patch
> > installed, and do not need to install it.A
> >
> > Until the patch can be obtained, a workaround is to
> > save the file from MS Word 97 in Word 6.0/95 format
> > or Rich Text Format
> > (RTF).
> >
> > Note MS Word 97 uses Rich Text Format when it saves
> > as Word 6.0/95.
> >
> >
> > To determine what release of WordPerfect 8 you
> > possess, click on 'Help', then click on 'About Corel
> > WordPerfect'. On this
> > window, you will see an entry labeled 'Program
> > Release'. The version number is displayed there.
> >
> >
> > If you have release 8.0.0.153, you may order an
> > updated CD from our Customer Service department. The
> > current number, as of
> > 10/15/98, is 1-800-77C-OREL (1-800-772-6735)
> >
> >
> > Note, the Conversion Patch is already built into any
> > WordPerfect 8 with a version number of 8.0.0.393 or
> > higher."
> >
> >
> >
> > James L Szatkowski, PE, NSPE
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.jlsce.com
> >
> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:45 , Gregory Forster
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
> > >Interesting - I've been running Word Perfect Suite
> >
> > 8
> >
> > >Professional since 1998. Before that, I used Word
> > >Perfect Suite 6.1 on a Windows 3.1 machine for many
> > >years. My copy of Word Perfect 8 will NOT read or
> > >write M$ Word files! Once in WP8, when I click
> > >File/Open, only .wpd or .txt files are accepted,
> >
> > not
> >
> > >..doc files. When I attempt to just open a .doc
> >
> > file,
> >
> > >I get an "unsupported format" error. Are you
> >
> > reading
> >
> > >and writing text files? M$ and WP will read and
> >
> > write
> >
> > >both. (For that matter, any Word Processor will).
> >
> > I'd
> >
> > >like to see OpenOffice have the same abilities as
> >
> > Word
> >
> > >Perfect using labels and envelopes.
> > >
> > >As I said, I still use WP8 considerably more. M$
> > >doesn't even come close (Sorry to say that neither
> > >does OO) in producing labels and envelopes. Besides
> > >that, I know how to use WP8 so much more.
> > >
> > >I do not have problems reading and writing with
> > >Quattro Pro 8 and Excel. However, elaborate
> > >spreadsheets created with Quattro Pro are
> > >considerably larger than when the same spreadsheeet
> >
> > is
> >
> > >created with Excel. I've created spreadsheets on
> > >Quattro Pro 8 that would not at all fit on a 3 1/2"
> > >floppy. But when I read the Quattro Pro 8 into
> >
> > Excel
> >
> > >and resave the file in Excel, the file not only
> >
> > fits
> >
> > >on a floppy, but is smaller than 1/4 the capacity
> >
> > of
> >
> > >the floppy.
> > >
> > >I did not check out the comparison with OO yet. I
> >
> > have
> >
> > >read that OO spreadsheets are larger than on Excel,
> > >but I did not verify that, yet.
> > >
> > >What attracts me so much to OpenOffice is how
> >
> > easily
> >
> > >it writes and reads M$ files and how much
> >
> > OpenOffice
> >
> > >costs. OpenOffice is then available for anyone and
> > >everyone!
> > >
> > >Greg
> > >
> > >--- Jim Szatkowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >> Interesting - I've been running WP8 for years.
> >
> > My
> >
> > >> copy does read and write to
> > >> MS Word (and Quattro to Excel) files...however,
> >
> > it's
> >
> > >> only updated to the Word files up
> > >> through like 1999 or so (I'm thinking Word 97
> >
> > format
> >
> > >> and below)?
> > >>
> > >> Jim
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> James L Szatkowski, PE, NSPE
> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> http://www.jlsce.com
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:50 , Gregory Forster
> > >>
> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
> > >> >Hi,
> > >> >
> > >> > I AM a Word Perfect user. I use Word Perfect
> > >>
> > >> Suite
> > >>
> > >> >8 Professional. Word Perfect seems to be able
> >
> > to
> >
> > >> do
> > >>
> > >> >so much more, easier and better than Microsoft
> > >>
> > >> Word,
> > >>
> > >> >especially with labels and envelopes. Microsoft
> > >>
> > >> Word
> > >>
> > >> >is very anemic when doing labels or envelopes.
> > >> >
> > >> > I also use Open Office 2.0 BETA (1.9.125).
> > >> >Primarily, I use OpenOffice to read and write
> > >> >Microsoft Office documents. OpenOffice 1.9.125
> > >>
> > >> will
> > >>
> > >> >easily read text and formatted text created from
> >
> > my
> >
> > >> >Word Perfect. However, OO will not read
> >
> > graphics.
> >
> > >> or
> > >>
> > >> >labels. Word Perfect 8 is very proprietary in
> >
> > that
> >
> > >> it
> > >>
> > >> >will only read ASCII text files and Word Perfect
> > >> >files. It will not read M$ files.
> > >> >
> > >> >Greg
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >--- Fridrich Strba [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >> Hi,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Russell Butler wrote:
> > >> >> > I am not a WordPerfect user, but I
> >
> > understand
> >
> > >> that
> > >>
> > >> >> OOo2.0 development
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > series (I have 1.9.122 at present) will open
> > >> >>
> > >> >> WordPerfect (.wpd)
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > documents. Staroffice is supposed to have
> > >>
> > >> better
> > >>
> > >> >> WordPerfect filters,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > but I don't think either of them will write
> >
> > the
> >
> > >> >> format.
>
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>
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