dmimi@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Miriam Clifford) (08/12/88)
In article <5578@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>, cjl@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Charles Lord) writes: > In article <750@james.nprdc.arpa>, malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy) writes: > > You can read a WordPerfect 4.2 file into WordPerfect 5.0, > > but the file WordPerfect 5.0 writes can't be read by Wordperfect 4.2 -- > > and there's no way to convert it back, while Lotus at least has a WK1 > > to WKS conversion utility. > > It is buggy in 5.0, but you CAN write a 5.0 text file in 4.2 format. > It is in the text in/out command tree. Until they fix it, this results > in a file of ZERO length in the directory until you leave that file, > then the program re-writes the FAT to the right file length. > -- It's been fixed in an update (free) dated sometime in (I think) July. You can see the date of release of any WordPerfect version by pressing the HELP key (F3, I think) when first getting into the program. The date of release is at the top right corner. WordPerfect has been very generous about distri- buting updated releases--unless they are charging for an update (the number of the version will change then), the release can be shared with other owners of the version. They continually make new releases, which fix bugs AND often have significant improvements. Terrific company!
Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (08/12/88)
In article <5578@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>, cjl@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Charles Lord) writes: }It is buggy in 5.0, but you CAN write a 5.0 text file in 4.2 format. }It is in the text in/out command tree. Until they fix it, this results }in a file of ZERO length in the directory until you leave that file, }then the program re-writes the FAT to the right file length. What is happening is that WP isn't closing the file! DOS doesn't update the directory entry until the file is closed.