Vista - In Vista, can .wps files be converted to .rtf files as a batch i.e.instead of one at a time?

03-20-2008

From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has
successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to
..rtf files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new
computer.

But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking “save
as” and choosing the .rtf option.

He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files he
would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one at a
time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his .wps
files on his Vista system is there some way that they could then all be
converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the conversion is
not simply a matter of changing the file name extension].

Advice would be very welcome.

Mike

03-20-2008

Probably best posted to a Works group, it has nothing to do with Vista

"Mike Arnold" <teddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has
> successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to .rtf
> files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new computer.
>
> But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking “save
> as” and choosing the .rtf option.
>
> He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files he
> would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one at a
> time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his .wps files
> on his Vista system is there some way that they could then all be
> converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the conversion is not
> simply a matter of changing the file name extension].
>
> Advice would be very welcome.
>
> Mike

03-20-2008

To comment on my own question, I have just realised as should have been
obvious to me, that the .wps files have to be opened in my friend’s old
Win95 system as Vista applications can’t read Works 4 .wps files. So my
question reverts to a Win95 one (how to automate conversion from Works 4
..wps to .rtf formats in Win95) which is not a subject for this
newsgroup! Apologies.

Mike

Mike Arnold wrote:

Quote:

> From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has
> successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to
> .rtf files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new
> computer.
>
> But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking
> “save as” and choosing the .rtf option.
>
> He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files
> he would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one
> at a time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his
> .wps files on his Vista system is there some way that they could then
> all be converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the
> conversion is not simply a matter of changing the file name extension].
>
> Advice would be very welcome.
>
> Mike

03-20-2008

"Mike Arnold" <teddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> To comment on my own question, I have just realised as should have been
> obvious to me, that the .wps files have to be opened in my friend’s old
> Win95 system as Vista applications can’t read Works 4 .wps files. So my
> question reverts to a Win95 one (how to automate conversion from Works 4
> .wps to .rtf formats in Win95) which is not a subject for this newsgroup!
> Apologies.

I would be surprised if you find an answer to this. It would require some
sort of utility program to do the conversion, and then it needs to be able
to handle a whole folder (or some number of files) at a time to do it
automatically. It is more than just changing the extension.

I'm afraid you will be stuck doing this manually. But since the old
machine is still available, there is no rush. Just do 20, 30 or 50 a day,
or whatever. It might take a couple of weeks, but it will get done.
Consider it something to do in your spare time! :-)

03-20-2008

Found this....for $25.....
http://www.processtext.com/abctxt.html
don't know if it works.

--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
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"Mike Arnold" <teddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> To comment on my own question, I have just realised as should have been
> obvious to me, that the .wps files have to be opened in my friend’s old
> Win95 system as Vista applications can’t read Works 4 .wps files. So my
> question reverts to a Win95 one (how to automate conversion from Works 4
> .wps to .rtf formats in Win95) which is not a subject for this newsgroup!
> Apologies.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> Mike Arnold wrote:

Quote:

>> From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has
>> successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to
>> .rtf files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new
>> computer.
>>
>> But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking “save
>> as” and choosing the .rtf option.
>>
>> He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files he
>> would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one at a
>> time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his .wps
>> files on his Vista system is there some way that they could then all be
>> converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the conversion is
>> not simply a matter of changing the file name extension].
>>
>> Advice would be very welcome.
>>
>> Mike

03-20-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mike Arnold n/a posts	In Vista, can .wps files be converted to .rtf files as a batch i.e.instead of one at a time? From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to ..rtf files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new computer. But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking “save as” and choosing the .rtf option. He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files he would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one at a time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his .wps files on his Vista system is there some way that they could then all be converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the conversion is not simply a matter of changing the file name extension]. Advice would be very welcome. Mike
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03-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
DL n/a posts	Re: In Vista, can .wps files be converted to .rtf files as a batch i.e. instead of one at a time? Probably best posted to a Works group, it has nothing to do with Vista "Mike Arnold" <teddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:TuWdnWNNYrwlxX_anZ2dnUVZ8qrinZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has > successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to .rtf > files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new computer. > > But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking “save > as” and choosing the .rtf option. > > He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files he > would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one at a > time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his .wps files > on his Vista system is there some way that they could then all be > converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the conversion is not > simply a matter of changing the file name extension]. > > Advice would be very welcome. > > Mike
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03-20-2008	#3 (permalink)
Mike Arnold n/a posts	Re: In Vista, can .wps files be converted to .rtf files as a batchi.e. instead of one at a time? To comment on my own question, I have just realised as should have been obvious to me, that the .wps files have to be opened in my friend’s old Win95 system as Vista applications can’t read Works 4 .wps files. So my question reverts to a Win95 one (how to automate conversion from Works 4 ..wps to .rtf formats in Win95) which is not a subject for this newsgroup! Apologies. Mike Mike Arnold wrote: Quote: > From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has > successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to > .rtf files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new > computer. > > But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking > “save as” and choosing the .rtf option. > > He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files > he would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one > at a time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his > .wps files on his Vista system is there some way that they could then > all be converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the > conversion is not simply a matter of changing the file name extension]. > > Advice would be very welcome. > > Mike
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03-20-2008	#4 (permalink)
Bob Campbell n/a posts	Re: In Vista, can .wps files be converted to .rtf files as a batch i.e. instead of one at a time? "Mike Arnold" <teddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Tt-dnedxO5Cc_3_anZ2dnUVZ8qbinZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > To comment on my own question, I have just realised as should have been > obvious to me, that the .wps files have to be opened in my friend’s old > Win95 system as Vista applications can’t read Works 4 .wps files. So my > question reverts to a Win95 one (how to automate conversion from Works 4 > .wps to .rtf formats in Win95) which is not a subject for this newsgroup! > Apologies. I would be surprised if you find an answer to this. It would require some sort of utility program to do the conversion, and then it needs to be able to handle a whole folder (or some number of files) at a time to do it automatically. It is more than just changing the extension. I'm afraid you will be stuck doing this manually. But since the old machine is still available, there is no rush. Just do 20, 30 or 50 a day, or whatever. It might take a couple of weeks, but it will get done. Consider it something to do in your spare time! :-)
My System Specs

03-20-2008	#5 (permalink)
Dave n/a posts	Re: In Vista, can .wps files be converted to .rtf files as a batch i.e. instead of one at a time? Found this....for $25..... http://www.processtext.com/abctxt.html don't know if it works. -- Vista Home Premium 32 SP1 http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "Mike Arnold" <teddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Tt-dnedxO5Cc_3_anZ2dnUVZ8qbinZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > To comment on my own question, I have just realised as should have been > obvious to me, that the .wps files have to be opened in my friend’s old > Win95 system as Vista applications can’t read Works 4 .wps files. So my > question reverts to a Win95 one (how to automate conversion from Works 4 > .wps to .rtf formats in Win95) which is not a subject for this newsgroup! > Apologies. > > Mike > > > > Mike Arnold wrote: Quote: >> From helpful advice received in this newsgroup a friend of mine has >> successfully converted some of his old Works 4 .wps files in Win95 to >> .rtf files in Works 9 in Vista so that they can be read on his new >> computer. >> >> But he has done this by opening one .wps file at a time, clicking “save >> as” and choosing the .rtf option. >> >> He is delighted by this success. However, he has a few hundred files he >> would like to convert from .wps to .rtf format but to do that one at a >> time would of course be tedious. If he stores a copy of all his .wps >> files on his Vista system is there some way that they could then all be >> converted to the .rtf format as a batch? [Presumably the conversion is >> not simply a matter of changing the file name extension]. >> >> Advice would be very welcome. >> >> Mike
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