Mac Works 3.0: DB File Conversion from MS-DOS Works to Mac Works
  
PSS ID Number: Q110729
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, version 3.0
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Microsoft Works 3.0 for the Macintosh has problems converting Works for MS-
DOS Database files. When you try to import Works for MS-DOS Database files,
you may receive the following error:
 
   There is no translator available to import the file <FILENAME.WDB>.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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To resolve this problem, follow these steps
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1. Open the Database file in Works 3.0 for MS-DOS
 
2. Save the file with the text extension (.txt).
 
3. Select Text & Tabs in the File Format section and save the file.
 
   NOTE: If you receive a message about formatting, save the file
   without formatting.
 
4. Using Apple File Exchange on your Macintosh, transfer the document
   from the MS-DOS disk to the Macintosh hard drive.
 
   NOTE: From the MS-DOS To Mac menu, choose Text.
 
5. Run Works 3.0 on your Macintosh.
 
6. Select the Database icon once, so it is highlighted.
 
7. Select the file that you translated from the MS-DOS-formatted disk
   and choose Open.
 
8. Press OK when the following message appears:
 
      There is no translator available to import the file
      "filename.wdb". Would you like to open it as a text file?
 
If the file is still not opening, try one of the following workarounds:
 
1. In Works for MS-DOS, choose Works Settings from the Options menu to
   make sure US is set as the country.
 
   -or-
 
2. Reinstall Works for MS-DOS. The converters may have been installed
   incorrectly.
 
KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 3.0 Dos Works File Transfer
Conversion mac pc mwksdb afe convert
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Version           : 3.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
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