[Novalug] how to open an old file made by Quattro Pro

Miles D. Oliver miles.d.oliver@gmail.com
Fri Sep 28 09:51:48 EDT 2012


Isn't the challenge to use Linux only?

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 9:46 AM, <sean@mcgowanet.com> wrote:

> On 2012-09-28 08:41, rich@the-goodwins.us wrote:
> > On 28.09.2012 09:10, Nino R. Pereira wrote:
> >> List,
> >>
> >> Since I'm always boasting to my colleagues that linux can do all
> >> kinds
> >> of things way beyond
> >> Windows, a colleague of mine sent me a challenge: open a file with
> >> extension wbl,
> >> ostensibly made with Quattro Pro some 15 years ago.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions? I tried OpenOffice of course, but this didn't work.
> >> 'file' tells me it's
> >> a Lotus 123 file. This is an old Windows spreadsheet program,
> >> correct?
> >>
> >> pereira@steve:~$ file 602W99.WB1
> >> 602W99.WB1: Lotus 1-2-3
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >
> > So this is a challenge.  How well does Office 2010 deal with the same
> > file?  Google is dropping Office formats older than 97-2003 and
> > older.
> > Push back on the underlying inference that Office can work - and I am
> > not sure that is still the case.
> >
> > Rich
>
>
> If I recall, I had to open a .wb1 file about 7 years ago.  I believe my
> solution was to install Microsoft Works (because I had a copy that came
> with an old desktop) and open it, save as a csv and then open with
> another spreadsheet.  At the time, my Office suite would not open it (I
> think it was MSOffice 2001).
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