Hi,
Have you tried to rename the file so that it does have the correct
extension for Word Perfect before trying to open it? (I'm not sure
what the extension should be).
Failing that, are you sure that this particular file that you have
been sent has reached you intact and has not been damaged?
It might be worth asking for it to be sent again, or failing that ask
for the person who is sending it to you to try a different format
such as RTF.
Any other suggestions anyone?
Hope this helps
Tom
On 17 Feb 2007, at 16:02, Jerry Thompson wrote:
Thanks, Tom Chilton,
It is true that I am receiving attachments from a friend using Word
Perfect Professional (but the files do not show a Word Perfect
extension). In OpenOffice I have been able to open the files
beautifully, until yesterday. Yesterday he sent a file and I went
through the process to open it in OpenOffice; but when I clicked on
it to open it in OpenOffice Writer, it would not open, quit
responding. Every time I tried, a new icon appeared in my system
tray area. At one time I had 5 OpenOffice icons in that bottom
right area of the windows task manager bar. I finally shut
OpenOffice down.
This morning I had a similar problem but was successful in opening
documents I had already saved. I saved them in MS Word XP.doc. But
I still can't open the attachment I received yesterday from my
friend. By the way, when he discovered that I was opening his Word
Perfect documents in OpenOffice without a hitch (that day) he went
to OpenOffice.org and downloaded OpenOffice yesterday and says it
is working fine. I don't want him to have the same problem I am
having after he keys in new files in OpenOffice. If you are someone
can help I would appreciate it. I am essentially following the
procedure you suggested, Tom.
Thanks for any effort you make to help,
JT
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