Re: Converting Appleworks database file to PC readable format

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"DONALD E SILNESS" <DONSILNESS@prodigy.net> wrote:

>Does anyone know if I can convert a large Appleworks 3.0 database file to
>something that could eventually be read/copied to Microsoft Excel?  Our
>school used nothing but Apple II+'s and Apple IIgs's for years (since 1982)
>but switched to IBM-compatibles in 1994.  I have a database file of over
>12,000 records (only 2 fields, but lots of records, obviously) giving the
>names, vocational program, and graduation dates for all of our students
>since 1968.  Problem is that we've got PC's now and only a couple Apple
>IIgs's left on campus.  For the schools sake, I'd like to preserve this
>historical data and make it available to all of our teachers over our
>school's network.  To do this, though, I'd have to go through a couple
>conversion steps, I'd guess.  I have absolutely no clue as what to do.  I'd
>appreciate any and all information someone could provide me, whether it be
>specific steps or a link to someone who might be able to help.
>
>Thanks, in advance.  I'm keeping fingers crossed.

Well, I use my Iomega Zip drive to transport digital audio,
graphics, postscript, and text files between my IIGS and
my PC regularly.  Unfortunately, I do not have anything
that'll convert between the two formats you have.

You would not have an SCSI card in any of your IIGS units,
would you?  If so, that would simplify things a lot.

If not, there is a program called CrossWorks that'll do the
conversion for you.  http://www.sequential.com/ Sequential
Systems sells it.  You plug one end of the cable into the
IIGS and the other end into one of your PCs.  Boot up
the software that comes with the package on each side.
Then the IIGS side will load up your AW database files,
zap it across the cable to your PC side where conversion
takes place.  You are left with Microsoft Works database
files.  Luckily for you, MS Works database files are
importable into Excel.