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From: "Virgil Windholz" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] reports to ms word or ms works
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 06:54:35 -0500
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020430174300.03429d40@pop3.norton.antivirus> <5.1.0.14.2.20020430234834.00b0fee0@pop3.norton.antivirus>


Got it to work in word 97. Does TMGW work with Microsoft works 6.0?
Thank you for your help.
Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Hoffman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] reports to ms word or ms works


> Virgil Windholz wrote:
> >Microsoft work 6.0
> >Microsoft word 97
> >TMGW 4.Od
> >New computer with Windows
> >
> >C: TMGW\/REPORTS\REVREG.WPS, The file may be in use by another
application,
> >the file format may not be supported by any of the installed converters,
or
> >the file may be corrupt.
> >
> >Report-ancestors-Journal narrative-Genealogy Report(Reverse Register)
> >
> >Descendents-Journal narrative-Genealogy Report(custom)
> >
> >TMGW makes the report and I can view it on screen.
> >When saved as a file I can't open them. Did several to see if I could
make
> >them work.
>
> You say you saved them as a file, but what File Type did you select? Did
> you try both Works and Word as the output File Type? Did the Notice
> (something like "Successfully saved as REPORTS\RPRTNAME.WPS.") display and
> did you click on the OK button to acknowledge it before trying to open the
> file?
>
> While the error message above initially made me think that your word
> processor tried to open the report file before it had been "released" by
> the report writer, re-reading makes me think that the problem is more
> closely related to whether your installation of Works includes the proper
> conversion module(s).
>
> You mention that you have Word 97, but don't mention if you have tried
that
> File Type. Do you get the same message?
>
>
> Lee Hoffman/KY
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