Re: Converting Appleworks Files

[scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter)]

In article <1143569327.017707.148730@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
julian814 <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Just out of curiosity, is there any way to convert files from
>Appleworks 3.0 to something a more modern computer could use? Thanks.

Inside AppleWorks, you could save as text (WP) or DIF (SS/DB) and import
that into something else.  If you don't have something that can run
AppleWorks, you might try filtering a word-processor file through strings (a
text filter that's part of Cygwin, Linux, and Mac OS X) and import that. 
The formatting will most likely be hosed, but if you're lucky, it won't be
too far gone.

IIRC, DIF won't preserve formulas in spreadsheets.  If A1 contains 1, A2
contains 2, and A3 contains the formula A1+A2, the DIF copy of a spreadsheet
will store 3 where A3 is supposed to go.

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