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MS Office Forum / Word / Conversions / March 2008View/Convert Wordstar Docs
I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS version of WordStar. Because of weird formatting issues when using the Office converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out the text, and pastes it into Word. However, he's switching to Vista, and QVP does not work on Vista. Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these documents for viewing and copying out text? There seem to be many of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without trying them all. Thanks! The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was removed from the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server. ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe I hope this is not the converter that you have tried that gives unsatisfactory results. Tom MAMVP 1998-2007 >I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS version of >WordStar. Because of weird formatting issues when using the Office [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without trying them all. > Thanks! It is also available from the downloads page of my web site c/w the registry patch to make it work.  Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was > removed from [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without >> trying them all. Thanks! Thanks, Tom and Graham, I'll give that a try. I'm not sure if that's the one he got unsatisfactory results from or not, but it's the best we've got right now either way. FYI, despite what their web site says, Quick View Plus (current version) does seem to work as expected in Vista, and their sales department says a new version supporting Vista and Office 2007 is in the works for sometime this year. > It is also available from the downloads page of my web site c/w the > registry patch to make it work. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>> of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without >>> trying them all. Thanks! > The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was > removed from > the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server. > > ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe Wow, talk about coincidences! I came here to ask that very same question. Thanks Tom F! Twayne SignatureNope, not going to Vista. Why? Simple: It offers me nothing I need or even want that I don't already have. So, why switch? NOT gonna happen. I hope you took note of Graham Mayor's post as well. The registry patches he has on his site do make it easier to install the converter. SignatureTom MSMVP 1998-2007 >> The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was >> removed from [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Twayne I would like to install wdsupcnv.exe but am using Vista and Office 2007, and I am not sure where to put the files -- the program asks me to pick a folder. I tried the /CONVERT folder in /OFFICE12 but the installation isn't accepted. Bob > I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS version of > WordStar. Because of weird formatting issues when using the Office [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > for viewing and copying out text? There seem to be many of them out there, > and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without trying them all. Thanks! Download the converter from my web site - instructions are provided on the downloads page and there is a registry patch to make it work. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > I would like to install wdsupcnv.exe but am using Vista and Office > 2007, and I am not sure where to put the files -- the program asks me [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without >> trying them all. Thanks!
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