Many thanks for an exceedingly prompt response.
Write: I suspected as much.
Works spreadsheet: I'll try exporting to a .xls file
Works database: Exporting to .csv files will probably be necessary, followed
by reconstruction of the database.
Thanks again. No reply expected.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Fuchs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:15 AM
Subject: Re: [users] No writer import support for .wri (msWRITE) files, no
support for msWORKS components
Stephen K Schuck wrote:
Just loaded OpenOffice.org 2.2.1. All aspects function, apparently.
Unfortunately, I have not found a way to import msWRITE files, of which I
have many. msWord will import them without problem. Have I missed
something?
OpenOffice.org provides an alternative to upgrading from msWORKS to
msOFFICE. Unfortunately, OOo 2.2.1 doesn't seem able to import msWORKS
spreadsheet or msWORKS database, the only two components that I use. Have
I missed something?
This apparent inability to convert my significant number of legacy files
makes OOo 2.2.1 of questionable utility. I hope there is a solution.
Thank you for your help.
Steve Schuck
Bellingham WA
Regarding MS Write, I think you are going to have to open the files in
Word and save them as .doc files which OpenOffice can open.
Unfortunately not even Microsoft's own Word can read Works files. You need
to open them in Works and save them as .doc files. However, the following
may be of use: http://userful.com/support/ms-works
OpenOffice can't read these things because they are proprietary; many of
the details of the inner workings are not published and it is thus
impossible technically to support them. It's not lack of will.
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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