Wordperfect Converter?

[Samuel Lewis]

Does anyone know why the PC-based versions of Word come with converters to
read WordPerfect documents and Word.X does not?

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Does anyone know why the PC-based versions of Word come with converters to
read WordPerfect documents and Word.X does not?

MS took it out because it didn't work - Word documents are structurally
completely different than WordPerfect documents. MS has stopped updating
the Wordperfect converter for Windows as well (Word2003 comes with the
Wordperfect 6 converter, and it's read-only).

If you need to convert, Dataviz' MacLinkPlus Pro is about the best thing
going. It has its problems, particularly with complex tables, but in
general it's pretty competent. It's also pretty pricey.

Here's a quote from an earlier post by MVP John McGhie:

If funds are tight, look around for someone with a copy of PC Word 97 or
2000. These still had a WordPerfect converter (as did Mac Word 98).

It doesn't work properly (which is why they took it out) but it will get the
text out for you.

Other than that, you can use Recover Text From Any File in Word to dig the
plain text out of the WordPerfect file, and format it in Word. This usually
gives you the best result: none of the converters do a very good job.

Failing that, if you can find someone with WordPerfect, have them save the
file as Word Document format for you: all later versions of WordPerfect will
do this. Or as RTF, which you will be able to read.

Original: http://google.com/groups?threadm=BC614A37.86CA%[email protected]

 

[Robert]

Does anyone know why the PC-based versions of Word come with converters to
read WordPerfect documents and Word.X does not?

Some years back, when all large companies switched from WP5 to Word, I
used QuickViewPlus to open the original WP document. QVP did and still
does a better job displaying a WP document plus formatting. Once opened
in QVP, through copy/paste I moved the document into Word and the
formatting was very close to the (WP) original.

Use Courier or Courier New.

Do a Google search and you will find a trial version of the current QVP.

PC is needed or else VPC will do.

Robert

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Good idea! QuickView was an included extra with Windows 95 and Windows 98,
so if you can find someone with one of those old systems, you are in
business...

Some years back, when all large companies switched from WP5 to Word, I
used QuickViewPlus to open the original WP document. QVP did and still
does a better job displaying a WP document plus formatting. Once opened
in QVP, through copy/paste I moved the document into Word and the
formatting was very close to the (WP) original.

Use Courier or Courier New.

Do a Google search and you will find a trial version of the current QVP.

PC is needed or else VPC will do.

Robert

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[Samuel Lewis]

The catch is that there are times when you must save as a Wordperfect
document. I'm an attorney and some courts require that copies of briefs be
filed in Wordperfecct format. Without a converter, I have no choice but to
use a PC to do the translation (Word 2000 on the PC can read and save
wordperfect documents sufficiently to pass requirements).

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Courts that "require" WordPerfect will *usually* accept RTF if you speak to
them nicely. Or: get yourself a PC (or a copy of Virtual PC) and a copy of
the real WordPerfect. The latest WordPerfect can happily read a Word
document, and save it as a WordPerfect document.

Virtual PC will run both Word 2003 and WordPerfect happily enough on any Mac
that has a processor better than 400 MHz and better than 256 MB of memory.
I use it here on the TiBook to do all my Macro development for Word Mac.

Hope this helps

The catch is that there are times when you must save as a Wordperfect
document. I'm an attorney and some courts require that copies of briefs be
filed in Wordperfecct format. Without a converter, I have no choice but to
use a PC to do the translation (Word 2000 on the PC can read and save
wordperfect documents sufficiently to pass requirements).

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John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]