Re: AppleWorks file xfer //e-->Mac?

[lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (John Lesher)]

In article <4gefge$n4a@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us> scaustin@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Scott Austin) writes:
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>I was wondering if someone could share with me the best way to transfer
>AppleWorks files to a Mac for storage and occaisonal access.  Once I get
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>I have tried making a null modem connection between the SSC in my Apple
>//e and the modem port on my LCIII and I transferred a test file, but I
>couldn't open it because it had the wrong creator code.   Does anyone know

Change the filename to Filename {tawp pdos}.  I think that changes the file
type as well.  Anyway, it worked for me.  Otherwise, just change the file
type and creator to tawp and pdos, respectively.

For spreadsheet files, filetype is tasp, and for database it is tadb.

-Tilghman Lesher (lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu)