Drag one of these .prn files into Notepad. If the text is fully readable,
but interspersed with
Escape codes then you could remove these codes with Find/Replace. Then load
the text into
OOo and manually hi-lite where necessary. Not suitable for lots of LARGE
files though :-;
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mac McClain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Users" <users@openoffice.org>
Subject: [users] DOS Files
I have a very old computer that I continue to use but would like to move
some of my work to my newer computer. I have moved a few of the spreadsheets
(with mixed success) and would like to move some of the text files. I am
running Windows XP Home and OOo 2.0.2 (I think). I have some DOS print files
(.prn) that are normally printed on an Epson printer so they have imbedded
escape characters to force the printer to hi-lite some words plus forced
page ejects. How do I get these characters translated in OOo Writer to get
the Lexmark Z715 to do the same thing? Is this even possible or should I
just plan on keeping my old gear forever? Thanks for any words of wisdom you
all can provide.
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