[bit.listserv.novell] Lotus Student Edition Problems

KILGOREA@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU (David Kilgore) (01/19/90)

On Thu, 18 Jan 90 16:37:52 CST David Perales said:
>The student edition of Lotus 1-2-3 does save its files under a different
>extension other than the .WKS and .WK1 of versions 1.0 and 2.01.  I don't
>know of a way to successfully move the files to a full version of Lotus
>after they have been created under the Student Edition.  Changing the file
>extensions and trying to load the worksheet will not work, neither does
>the file conversion utility provide any path to upgrade the worksheet
>files.  I think it's just another little fun item about Lotus and their
>security schemes.
>
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We have had good luck using Quattro to import Student Lotus spreadsheets
and spit them back out as regular Lotus files.

DAVID KILGORE
RICE UNIVERSITY
KILGOREA@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU
(713) 527-8101 EXT.3538