Q159687: WD97: How to Convert WordPerfect 6.x Data Files and Address Book

Article: Q159687
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdta kbconversion word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to convert WordPerfect 6.x for Windows data source
(secondary) and address book files to the versions of Word listed above.
WordPerfect 6.x for Windows must be installed to use these procedures.

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Converting WordPerfect 6.x .dat Files
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To convert a WordPerfect 6.x data source (.dat) file, follow these steps:

1. Open the data source file in WordPerfect 6.x.

2. On the File menu, click Save As.

3. In the Save File As Type list (in WordPerfect 6.1) or the File Format list
  (in WordPerfect 6.0), click WordPerfect 5.1/5.2.

4. Type a new file name. For example, change the extension from .dat to .wp5 to
  indicate that the file is in WordPerfect 5.x format.

5. Switch to Microsoft Word and open the data source file you created in step 4.

6. On the File menu, click Save As.

7. In the Save As Type list (in Word 7.x and 97) or the Save File As Type list
  (in Word 6.x and Word 98 Macintosh Edition), click Word Document.

Converting a WordPerfect 6.x Address Book
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To convert a WordPerfect 6.x address book, follow these steps:

1. In WordPerfect 6.x, on the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Play.

2. In the macro list, select Adrs2mrg.wcm, and then click Play.

  The macro is finished when all the address book records are added to the
  document.

3. On the File menu, click Save As.

4. In the Save File As Type list (in WordPerfect 6.1) or the File Format list
  (in WordPerfect 6.0), click WordPerfect 5.1/5.2.

5. Type a new file name. For example, change the extension from .dat to .wp5 to
  indicate that the file is in WordPerfect 5.x format.

6. Switch to Microsoft Word and open the file you created in step 5.

7. On the File menu, click Save As.

8. In the Save As Type list, click Word Document.

In WordPerfect 6.x, you can create an address book using the Adrsbook.wcm macro.
The address book is not available unless you are creating a new document based
on a template that uses address information. Because the address book is not
directly accessible by WordPerfect's merge feature, WordPerfect 6.x includes the
Adrs2mrg.wcm macro to change the address book into a standard mail merge data
(secondary) file.

To use the data file in Word, first convert it from WordPerfect 6.x format to
WordPerfect 5.x format. The WordPerfect 5.x converter correctly converts valid
WordPerfect secondary files into a valid format for a Word mail merge data
document.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q72117 WD: How to Convert WordPerfect Merge Data Documents to Word


  Q157085 Limitations of Converting from Word 97 to WordPerfect 5.x

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Version           : WINDOWS:97
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