... OK - I see what's wrong here. A file called "transferData" gets written to my Desktop, and the script SHOULD be looking for ..."Desktop:transferData", not...
... Making some progress. By editing the script and adding a colon before "transferData" I was able to get to the point where SheepShaver opened. Then nothing...
... OK - found a minute to try the new versions after using Onyx to update the Launch Services Database. Results: The OS X script still gave an error message...
... The OSX script looks for, literally: (path to desktop as string) & "transferData" This will include a colon (the path delimiter) at the end of path to...
The window for the SS_Data_Transfer folder, which the scripts create in the Unix folder, apparently needs to be closed for the SS OS to see the file dropped in...
... I don't understand it either, but it's definitely the case. Colon absolutely required. ... Have rebuilt the desktop three times; still exactly the same...
I am having the same issue on a MacBook with OS 10.5. I am a long time Mac WP user in our office, need to be able to use WP with the other users in my office....
I am having the same issue as fuleforluv (I click on the add button under volumes and select sheepshaver volume.dmg, but only the file name, and not the full...
Some of you probably remember a time when users would name files with extensions of their own choosing. Since then, file extensions have become a means by...
A number of messages here have raised the question of how to open in WPMac files that were originally created in WP for DOS or WP for Windows. Unfortunately,...
In the Print Envelope command, how can I alphabetize the names in the Delivery box of my address list? Ruth R. ************** It's only a deal if it's where...
John, There is nothing else in the start-up folder, and the box for "Warn Me ..." is not checked. That's why I was puzzled. Is there anything else that could...
... I assume that you've already installed this extension to Spotlight that indexes WPMac files: http://homepage.mac.com/herr/ Unfortunately, this allows...
John I've now had a chance to road test the scripts. My experience seems to be similar to Edward's. First, while I can get a particular WP document to change...
Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
Sep 3, 2008 3:42 pm
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... More on this question: I was surprised to find that the WP Spotlight plugin doesn't seem to work at all under OS X 10.5 on Intel. I copied some WPMac files...
... I'm not on Leopard yet. Try this Applescript: do shell script "mdimport -r /Library/Spotlight/WordPerfect.mdimporter" Note that the plugin should be in...
... Something else, maybe a control panel, is interrupting the check. If you don't need this check every startup, just move the Applescript out of the Startup...
Same problem. It may be that with the death of Classic, WP files are no longer associated with a program that does not work under Leopard which means that the...
Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
Sep 6, 2008 3:12 am
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Long time wordperfect for mac/classic user, now trying to set up Intel-based wordperfect. Difficult. The one function I can't work w/o is Reveal Codes. Is...
Armando No. Word's is a poor approximation. What's the issue with setting up sheepshaver on an intel mac? Maybe the group can help. It took me about half an...
Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
Sep 6, 2008 6:45 pm
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... I don't think any other word-processing program uses Reveal Codes....
... Spotlight only cares about what's defined in the mdimporter, not an application (though many applications bundle their mdimoprters internally, so they're...
... I have not tested on Leopard so far, but in principle Spotlight plugins are able to function independently of whether an application that owns the file...
Gero Good catch - NeoOffice has been assigned by the OS to open WP files in OS X and I can't get Get Info to reassign to WP because WP cannot run under...
Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
Sep 8, 2008 7:47 pm
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Thanks to all for the information. I was afraid that there is no option. I may to you up on offer to help on setting up my new intel-Mac. Armando...
... WordPerfect files? ... The result of that command is: kMDItemContentType = "dyn.ah62d4rv4gk8zsycegu"; This is the same for all WP files that I have on the...
... Ignore my previous message. The problem that Geoff and I reported was apparently the result of our trying to open all WPMac documents with John's script...
I have a bunch of Word documents of uncertain vintage (all .doc, from a Windows platform) that I'd like to process with WP (to use reveal codes so I can edit...
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