Jenny, I just researched this problem for a friend the other day and found the following at http://www.bay-wolf.com/dk.htm
This covers Works .wps into Word .doc and Works .wdb into Excel .xl
Hope this helps.
--To convert Works .wps into Word .doc, do the following:
In works, open up the file that you want converted.
Go to FILE in the option menus on the top of your screen.
Choose SAVE AS
On the bottom part of the SAVE AS window, there is a box that says SAVE FILES AS TYPE.
Click on the button on the left hand side of that box
Scroll down, and choose WORD FOR WINDOWS 2.0
If you look at the name of the document, you'll notice that it changed to something with a .doc extension
Using the DRIVES and DIRECTORY boxes on the right, choose the location that you want to save to.
Choose the OK button on the far right.
At this point in time the document is saved in the Word format, and can be used immediately in Word.
--To convert Works .wdb into Excel .xl do the following:
The steps are much the same as above, except you save as type TEXT AND TABS (DOS)
The extension should change into a .txt
Once you hit OK a message will appear telling you that you will lose all formatting (i.e. bold, italic, etc).
Hit YES.
Start Excel.
As above, choose FILE.
Choose OPEN.
In the FILES OF TYPE box (in the lower left hand corner of that window), hit the button.
Scroll down and choose TEXT FILES.
The document you just saved should appear.
Click on that file to highlight it.
Choose OPEN on the right of the window.
A window will open.
Hit NEXT.
Another window will open talking about delimiters.
Hit NEXT.
Another window will open.
Choose FINISH.
The file will now be in Excel.
When you close the program, a dialogue box telling you that this program has not been saved in the Excel format will appear, and will ask you if you want to save it in that format now. Choose YES.
Peggy Tischhauser
Magalia CA
--- On Fri 01/23, Jenny Hurley < [log in to unmask] > wrote:
From: Jenny Hurley [mailto: [log in to unmask]]
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 06:30:21 -0600
Subject: [PCSOFT] converting Works 3.0 table to EXCEL
I have a large database in Microsoft Works 3.0. I need to open it in Windows XP. I have Excel and Word (Office 2002). Everything comes up scrambled. Any help will be appreciated.<br>Thanks. J Hurley [log in to unmask]<br><br> The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering<br> Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along<br> with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!!<br> http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml<br>
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