On Monday 16 Aug 2004 00:49, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On Sunday 15 August 2004 00:42, BandiPat wrote: /snip/
Doug, Both KWord and Abiword will read Wordperfect files. Not always perfectly or with every little bit of formatting in tact, but pretty well. There is also a program available that converts WP files to OO files nicely using the shell/konsole. The program is wpd2sxw and located here: http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/
It works quite well and maintains 99% of the formatting too. Also, have you tried the older WP8 for Linux? You should just need to install some of the old shlibs to work. Those should be on your SuSE CD's.
Lee -- It sounds like KWord would be on the drive already, but it seems not to be. Where do I look for KWord or Abiword? (I normally get the files in MS Word .doc form, but I can get them in .wpd form if I need to. WordPerfect converts the files fine, then hangs, to where I need to "kill" it.) I used to have the older WP8 for Linux, but I have moved house, and I don't know if I can find it. Unlike some folks on the list, I am not averse to spending money on programs I need, so long as the amount is not ridiculous.
Thanx for your advice.
--doug
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