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From: drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez)
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Subject: Re: Word Perfect data format question
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Date: 14 Feb 91 16:22:02 GMT
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In article <80370001@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom 
Knotts) writes:
> I'm wondering what data formats Word Perfect on the MAC can handle.

As shipped, the only data format WordPerfect 2.0 handles is WordPerfect 
2.0. It also ships with a number of translators that you must install to 
use.  If you install them, you should be able to import DCA-RFT, RTF, 
MacWrite (*not* MacWrite II), WordPerfect (Mac) 1.0, WordPerfect (PC) 4.2, 
5.0 & 5.1, any translations that use Claris XTND technology, and a wad of 
obscure PC word processors that no one uses. It also imports EPSF, GIF, 
MacPaint (*not* MacPaint II, I think) and TIFF. It exports WordPerfect 
(Mac) 1.0 and WordPerfect (PC) 5.0 & 5.1.

The word processing translators supplied by WordPerfect seem to have 
worked OK in the few simple cases I tried, but the Claris XTND import does 
not work. It is intended to let you use MacLink Plus translators for file 
import. The instructions say that the translators must be in the Claris 
folder in the System Folder, not in a folder in the Claris folder. I did 
this thing, and MacWrite II didn't mind; it still used the translators. 
WordPerfect didn't.

When I tried to open a file using Claris XTND import, I got an error 
message saying that CMNU resource 612 was not found. I'd read about this, 
so I knew to use ResEdit to change the ID of the one CMNU resource in 
WordPerfect to 612. After doing this, attempting to open a file using 
Claris XTND import gives the message "Translators not found in System 
Folder or application folder."

I can't say whether the graphics import filters work or not; every time I 
try to go into WordPerfect's graphics environment, it hangs my Mac.

David Gutierrez
drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu

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