Thanks for the info! Yes, I posted to the SO 6 beta group and they basically said if you want WP filters, use the Windoze version. According to Consulting Times, the WP filters are licensed for the Windoze platform only. Sun also said something about it being a third party tool so I'm gussing Consulting Times is on target.
Ed Wilts wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 01:17:42PM -0500, Janyne Kizer wrote: > > My group is looking at migrating 1300 users from WordPerfect 6 for > > Solaris to StarOffice for Linux when we roll out new servers this > > summer. Unfortunately, StarOffice for Linux does not have WordPerfect > > filters. We need a way to convert the WP documents to a format that > > StarOffice can read -- such as DOC or RTF. I was wondering if any of > > you have used Filtrix or KeyPak? If so, what was your experience? Do > > you have any other suggestions for doing a large scale one-time > > conversion like this (we plan to convert the documents at the time the > > new servers are installed and leave it at that)? > > I worked for a company where KEYpak was used for document conversion, and I > had talked to them at a different company about other conversion options. They > used to be based in Calgary about a block from my office back way back when... > I never heard any complaints about their conversions - they know what they're > doing simply because they've been doing for so long they've seen pretty much > everything. I sent them a bunch of Mass-11 documents and they had no issues > at converting them to MS Word. > > KEYpak used to have several ways of operating - they could convert all your > documents for you at one go and you pay by the document, or you can get ongoing > conversion filters. Remember if you do a one-time conversion that you may have > documents archived on floppy, tape, etc. > > Have you posted to the SO mailing list to see what development work is being > done on WP filters? > > Good luck, > .../Ed > > > -- > > > > Janyne M. Kizer > > CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-5 > > Systems Programmer Administrator I > > NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences > > Extension and Administrative Technology Services > > Phone: (919) 515-3609 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Janyne M. Kizer CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-5 Systems Programmer Administrator I NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Extension and Administrative Technology Services Phone: (919) 515-3609 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
