View/Convert Wordstar Docs

View/Convert Wordstar Docs

I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS version of 
WordStar.  Because of weird formatting issues when using the Office 
converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out the text, and 
pastes it into Word.  However, he's switching to Vista, and QVP does not 
work on Vista.

Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these documents 
for viewing and copying out text?  There seem to be many of them out there, 
and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without trying them all.  Thanks!

date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:29:36 -0500 author: Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]

Re: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was removed 
from
the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server.

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe

I hope this is not the converter that you have tried that gives
unsatisfactory results.

Tom
MAMVP 1998-2007

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]"  wrote in message
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>I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS version of
>WordStar.  Because of weird formatting issues when using the Office
>converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out the text, and
>pastes it into Word.  However, he's switching to Vista, and QVP does not
>work on Vista.
>
> Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these documents
> for viewing and copying out text?  There seem to be many of them out
> there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without trying them all.
> Thanks!
>

date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:46:06 -0400 author: Tom Ferguson

Re: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

It is also available from the downloads page of my web site c/w the registry 
patch to make it work.

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Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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Tom Ferguson wrote:
> The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was
> removed from
> the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server.
>
> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe
>
> I hope this is not the converter that you have tried that gives
> unsatisfactory results.
>
> Tom
> MAMVP 1998-2007
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]"  wrote in
> message news:%23AVMJ6SWIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS
>> version of WordStar.  Because of weird formatting issues when using
>> the Office converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out
>> the text, and pastes it into Word.  However, he's switching to
>> Vista, and QVP does not work on Vista.
>>
>> Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these
>> documents for viewing and copying out text?  There seem to be many
>> of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without
>> trying them all. Thanks!

date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:45:50 +0200 author: Graham Mayor

Re: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

Thanks, Tom and Graham, I'll give that a try.  I'm not sure if that's the 
one he got unsatisfactory results from or not, but it's the best we've got 
right now either way.

FYI, despite what their web site says, Quick View Plus (current version) 
does seem to work as expected in Vista, and their sales department says a 
new version supporting Vista and Office 2007 is in the works for sometime 
this year.


"Graham Mayor"  wrote in message 
news:eUYe82ZWIHA.4904@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> It is also available from the downloads page of my web site c/w the 
> registry patch to make it work.
>
> -- 
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>
> Tom Ferguson wrote:
>> The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was
>> removed from
>> the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server.
>>
>> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe
>>
>> I hope this is not the converter that you have tried that gives
>> unsatisfactory results.
>>
>> Tom
>> MAMVP 1998-2007
>>
>> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]"  wrote in
>> message news:%23AVMJ6SWIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS
>>> version of WordStar.  Because of weird formatting issues when using
>>> the Office converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out
>>> the text, and pastes it into Word.  However, he's switching to
>>> Vista, and QVP does not work on Vista.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these
>>> documents for viewing and copying out text?  There seem to be many
>>> of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without
>>> trying them all. Thanks!
>
>

date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:59:43 -0500 author: Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]

Re: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

> The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was
> removed from
> the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server.
>
> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe
>

Wow, talk about coincidences!  I came here to ask that very same 
question.  Thanks Tom F!

Twayne

-- 
Nope, not going to Vista.  Why?
Simple:  It offers me nothing I need or
even want that I don't already have.
So, why switch?  NOT gonna happen.

date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:11:23 -0500 author: Poprivet

Re: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

I hope you took note of Graham Mayor's post as well. The registry patches he 
has on his site do make it easier to install the converter.
-- 

Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007

"Poprivet"  wrote in message 
news:eICsskdYIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> The discontinued Microsoft WordStar to Word converter, which was
>> removed from
>> the supplied converters, is still available from their FTP server.
>>
>> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/wdsupcnv.exe
>>
>
> Wow, talk about coincidences!  I came here to ask that very same question. 
> Thanks Tom F!
>
> Twayne
>
> -- 
> Nope, not going to Vista.  Why?
> Simple:  It offers me nothing I need or
> even want that I don't already have.
> So, why switch?  NOT gonna happen.
>

date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:17:53 -0400 author: Tom Ferguson

RE: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

I would like to install wdsupcnv.exe but am using Vista and Office 2007, and 
I am not sure where to put the files -- the program asks me to pick a folder. 
 I tried the /CONVERT folder in /OFFICE12 but the installation isn't accepted.
Bob

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS version of 
> WordStar.  Because of weird formatting issues when using the Office 
> converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out the text, and 
> pastes it into Word.  However, he's switching to Vista, and QVP does not 
> work on Vista.
> 
> Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these documents 
> for viewing and copying out text?  There seem to be many of them out there, 
> and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without trying them all.  Thanks! 
> 
> 
>

date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:47:00 -0800 author: Bob

Re: View/Convert Wordstar Docs

Download the converter from my web site - instructions are provided on the 
downloads page and there is a registry patch to make it work.

-- 
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>


Bob wrote:
> I would like to install wdsupcnv.exe but am using Vista and Office
> 2007, and I am not sure where to put the files -- the program asks me
> to pick a folder. I tried the /CONVERT folder in /OFFICE12 but the
> installation isn't accepted. Bob
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I have a user with several thousand documents created in the DOS
>> version of WordStar.  Because of weird formatting issues when using
>> the Office converters, he opens these in Quick View Plus, copies out
>> the text, and pastes it into Word.  However, he's switching to
>> Vista, and QVP does not work on Vista.
>>
>> Does anyone have recommendations for an app that will open these
>> documents for viewing and copying out text?  There seem to be many
>> of them out there, and I'm hoping to narrow down the choices without
>> trying them all.  Thanks!

date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:35:32 +0200 author: Graham Mayor