Lotus SmartSuite to Star Office 5.2

[Alan Dayley]

Here is what I have found.
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From StarOffice.com Windows Support forum:
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Does StarOffice support Lotus WordPro file types (LWP) ??

User tried to open a WP attachment and it opens as jibberish in a NotePad
Session.

Try to open the saved attachment within StarOffice and see no file type
listed for WordPro.
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If there are no file types for WordPro then it means it is not supported.
Try saving the wordpro file into RTF for easy and transparent transfer of
files between the two applications.
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I don't think that =any= program will import Word Pro files, due to Lotus
not making their format available. Word Pro is currently my favorite wp,
but I'm seeking to switch to SO due primarily to its multi-OS availability.
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From stardivision.com.support.starwriter newsgroup:
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Is there a filter available for Lotus WordPro files to be read with
StarOffice?
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No one has the Wordpro filters as LOTUS/IBM have never released the
specifications. Also if you have the downloaded version, the Lotus filters
are absent due to legal reasons. If you have the CD version, you need to do
a custom install and choose Lotus. mind you it's for import only not export

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So, unless someone has any further information, I guess I am stuck with
translating twice.

Does the CD really have the Lotus import filters?  Can they be aquired
without buying the CD?  Is someone bringing the CD to copy at the meeting
tomorrow?  ;^)  Or does that break the licence?

Alan

At 01:13 PM 8/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Did you try poking around at their new website? I think it's openoffice.org
>or .com or something like that. It might have what you're looking for...
>
>HTH
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alan Dayley [mailto:ADayley@adtron.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 12:35 PM
>> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>> Subject: Lotus SmartSuite to Star Office 5.2
>> 
>> 
>> I just installed StarOffice on my Win PC and my Linux box.  
>> Will be nice to
>> have same programs in both places!
>> 
>> I have been using Lotus SmartSuite (or DumbSuite) on the PC.  
>> Appearently
>> StarOffice cannot read the Lotus files.  I have to open 
>> lotus, save as RTF
>> or DOC and then open in StarOffice.  A pain.
>> 
>> Anyone know a way around this?  A poster on the net somewhere 
>> claimed that
>> the CD of StarOffice can read Lotus but this is missing from 
>> the download
>> StarOffice.  Is this true?
>> 
>> Alan
>> 
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