MSWorks Databases

[Bob]

Help!

I Just bought a Dell Laptop. It doesn't have MSWorks
System on it.

I have Cancer and I had created a database on my
treatments and future schedule of treatments. I can't
open the files on the laptop.

I gave my old pc to one of my grandchildren.

Can anyone tell me how I can open the *.wdb files?

Thanks, ...... Bob

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Bob wrote:
> Help!
>
> I Just bought a Dell Laptop. It doesn't have MSWorks
> System on it.
>
> I have Cancer and I had created a database on my
> treatments and future schedule of treatments. I can't
> open the files on the laptop.
>
> I gave my old pc to one of my grandchildren.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can open the *.wdb files?
>
> Thanks, ...... Bob

Bob

That database file format for Works is proprietary and would be difficult to
convert to another program and display properly. There may be some MS Office
applications like Excel, Access or even Word that could display the data,
but it would probably not appear as it was originally formatted in Works.

I would recommend asking this question on the microsoft.public.works.win
newsgroup. They would be more familiar with any possible conversion options.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

[Malvern]

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message
...
> Bob wrote:
> > Help!
> >
> > I Just bought a Dell Laptop. It doesn't have MSWorks
> > System on it.
> >
> > I have Cancer and I had created a database on my
> > treatments and future schedule of treatments. I can't
> > open the files on the laptop.
> >
> > I gave my old pc to one of my grandchildren.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how I can open the *.wdb files?
> >
> > Thanks, ...... Bob
>
> Bob
>
> That database file format for Works is proprietary and would be difficult
to
> convert to another program and display properly. There may be some MS
Office
> applications like Excel, Access or even Word that could display the data,
> but it would probably not appear as it was originally formatted in Works.
>
> I would recommend asking this question on the microsoft.public.works.win
> newsgroup. They would be more familiar with any possible conversion
options.
>
> --
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
What do you have now ? If you know anyone with BOTH works and your current
database, you can possibly use their computer or have them do the data
conversion between the two. Either burn a data CD or make a floppy (if
Works database is less than 1.37 Mb) if this is possible.

Malv