RE: mircosoft works (.wks) format

["Mick Furlong" <dorsai@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Keith I thought it might be that @$*! Microcrap grrrrr

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 October 2001 23:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] mircosoft works (.wks) format
>
>
> I had the same problem.
>
> Excel can import Works 2.0 but no higher.
>
> You need Works 3.0 or higher to open the file and save as CSV if
> you want to
> import into Access or Excel. It does wierd stuff to the formatting
though
> and you lose all the formulae in the process eg
>
> A1 = 4
> A2 = 3
> A3 = A1*A2
>
> CSV will output 4,3,12 so although you get the info into your new
> spreadsheet, unless you know what the calculations were you are in
deep
> doo-doo :-(
>
> Keith
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mick Furlong [mailto:dorsai@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 22 October 2001 23:18
> > To: UKHA Group
> > Subject: [ukha_d] mircosoft works (.wks) format
> >
> >
> > I have a spreadsheet in what looks like microsoft works format,
> > if I try to
> > open it in excel 97 or 2000 using the micosoft works option I get
a file
> > format not recognised message.
> >
> > Any ideas people?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mick
> >
> >
> >
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