Running OS 10.7 on a MacBook Pro. I have 400-500 Wordperfect documents and would like to know if there is a way to index Wordperfect documents so Spotlight...
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C.W. Betts
maddthesane
Oct 5, 2012 5:03 am
Download and install the WordPerfect Spotlight plug-in. It should be on this group under files, as well as a QuickLook plug-in. ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Cyroth
cyrothendymion
Oct 10, 2012 11:45 am
Hello all - quick question. I'm running WP 3.5e on Panther via Mac OS Classic. A few months ago the drag-and-drop function stopped working. If I select a...
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John R
jrethorst
Oct 11, 2012 12:20 am
I had a similar problem, where drag-and-drop caused a crash. It disappeared, maybe about the time I upgraded to Tiger, although I didn't make the connection....
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fostersusan13
Oct 12, 2012 2:02 pm
Hi: I recently installed WPMacApp (for old Mac WordPerfect 3.5e documents). However, when I open them, the text is garbled. Any suggestions (other app. or...
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em315
Oct 12, 2012 2:32 pm
Download the WP Viewer here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/271144/WPViewer.zip Drop one of the garbled files on it. If it displays in garbled form in the WP Viewer,...
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fostersusan13
Oct 12, 2012 5:28 pm
Thanks for getting back to me so fast! I received a message about downloading the WP Converter. I did, and then received the message that it was an encrypted...
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em315
Oct 12, 2012 6:28 pm
You wrote the WP Converter. Did you mean the WP Viewer? In any case, having written both of them, I'm a bit puzzled, because if these ARE encrypted WordPerfect...
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Gilbert, Geoff
Geoff@...
Oct 12, 2012 6:28 pm
Only if you can remember the original password. There may be clever software out there to beat the encryption, but I've never found it Geoff...
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Ted Lee
ted_m_p_lee
Oct 13, 2012 3:54 pm
... I am surprised no-one has written one. When the topic of encrypted WP files came up here several years ago I took a look at the encryption scheme by...
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John R
jrethorst
Oct 14, 2012 12:29 am
This set of two macros lets you assign bookmarks among all open WP documents with a keystroke and go to any one with another keystroke. Fast and simple aid to...
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fostersusan13
Oct 14, 2012 3:44 pm
Yikes — I'd probably need to spend the time and effort you mention to find a program that will open them — as I don't have a clue or need to...
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fostersusan13
Oct 14, 2012 3:44 pm
Thanks — is there stuff out there/past threads re erroneous messages about encryption, for files that weren't actually password-protected but mangled/morphed...
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em315
Oct 14, 2012 4:19 pm
That message means that the WP Viewer doesn't recognize what kind of file it is. I say that it MAY be a WP file because I assume that the only files that...
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Ted Lee
ted_m_p_lee
Oct 15, 2012 1:54 am
... Um, if LibreOffice, or the WP Viewer, can open a password-protected file, as you said, and the source code they use to do it is available, then someone...
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em315
Oct 15, 2012 12:59 pm
The characters in the password are scattered through the file; it's documented in many places on the web that you can easily find. The libwpd programmers have...
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wpfanclub
Oct 27, 2012 9:38 pm
Hi, WordPerfect die hard here. Only just heard of this group. I have the last WP program that worked on the old MAC (OS 9?) environment. I finally migrated...
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John R
jrethorst
Oct 27, 2012 9:41 pm
In the group's description on the front page here, you'll see a link to "Getting Started with WP Mac". This will give you all the information you need. WP will...
Hi John, I found the group by googling "wordperfect mac." Hadn't had to use WP in a while and then I did and ... no dice! Thanks for the directions to...
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sardisson
Oct 31, 2012 8:01 pm
I meant to post this earlier, but I've been swamped :-( For those of you on this list who want to run (certain) Windows apps on your Mac, including a few...
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John R
jrethorst
Nov 1, 2012 12:01 am
Thank you, Smokey! John R....
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John R
jrethorst
Nov 2, 2012 8:49 pm
I'm working on a revision of Tips & Macros 2.4, in the Files section here: a 135-page compendium of FAQs, hints and short macros about every aspect of WP Mac....
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em315
Nov 3, 2012 1:47 am
John, I'd like to see a full account of macros that can run automatically when a file is opened, when the application launches, etc. The help file doesn't seem...
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em315
Nov 3, 2012 1:52 am
Actually I see that the current version already has that, under Automatic Macros. It would be nice to be able to have more than OnStartup and OnDocumentOpen -...
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John R
jrethorst
Nov 3, 2012 2:47 am
It certainly is, and I'll add that. I can think of On Print, On Close, and On New Document (already there, but could be clearer). Can anyone think of another...
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em315
Nov 4, 2012 4:25 pm
One thing that might be worth writing is a "MakePDF" macro that would rename the output file that is sent across to OS X, so that the folder action script on...
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britbloke
brit120666
Nov 5, 2012 12:56 pm
Hi. I downloaded the SheepShaver-WordPerfect Install 1.4.1. However, when I clicked on the .dmg file, an error message came up saying "content not recognized"....
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em315
Nov 5, 2012 2:03 pm
Download it again. There is nothing wrong with the file. If a second download gives you a file that won't open on your system, then something is wrong with...
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Julian West
brit120666
Nov 6, 2012 12:52 am
Thank you. Worked fine the second time. J...
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Thomas J. Rostafinski...
tjrostaf
Nov 6, 2012 1:35 pm
Hi, John. Perhaps you could add something this to your latest Tips and Macros edition? I copied it from a source I can no longer recall. It's something I...
