[dba-Tech] Microsoft Works

AFAIK you can't - they dont' speak to each other... the only way to do it is
to go into works, export them as text then import those text files into
excel... I just don't understand Microsoft making two products that do the
sme job but which don't communicate with each other... completely pointless.

Microsoft works is also my favourite oxymoron :-)


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Mackin, Christopher [mailto:CMackin at quiznos.com]
Sent: 28 September 2004 15:58
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Works


A co-worker of mine came to me with the remnants of his daughter's machine
that had crashed, but her had backups of the main files.  These files are
Microsoft Works files from an old Windows 98 machine (No further details on
version or specs).  The files are .wps and .wks files (Similar to Word and
Excel).  The .wps files open fine in Word, but the .wks files are
"Unrecognized Format" followed by jibberish when it opens.

Does anyone have enough knowledge of Microsoft Works to recommend how to
possibly convert the .wks files to Excel?

Thanks,
Chris Mackin
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