AppleWorks 6.2.9 crashes on save in OS 10.6.8

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I am trying to save old ClarisWorks v4 docs into AppleWorks v6 to then convert to either Numbers or Excel. Whether I try to Save or Save As to AW6 or to convert to Excel 98/2001 within AppleWorks it crashes before saving. Nothing else opens the CW v4 docs other than AW6, but it crashes no matter what I try - shorten file name, try direct conversion to Excel 98/2001 format - trashed pref &amp; cache files - nothing works.From one of the crash reports the problem is:Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-threadThread 0 Crashed:  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread0   LaunchCFMApp                  0xb80c56d0 0xb8000000 + 8086561   LaunchCFMApp                  0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 7864872   LaunchCFMApp                  0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 9074963   LaunchCFMApp                  0xb8145397 spin_lock_wrapper + 17914   LaunchCFMApp                  0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455Thanks,MartyPThis full crash report below if someone can see where I might be able to change something to prevent problem.Process:         AppleWorks [10109]Path:            /Applications/AppleWorks 6/AppleWorks 6.2.9.app/Contents/MacOS/AppleWorks 6Identifier:      com.apple.appleworksVersion:         6.2.9 (6.2.9)Build Info:      AppleWorks-1~0Code Type:       PPC (Translated)Parent Process:  launchd [274]Date/Time:       2012-01-17 20:31:44.519 -0500OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)Report Version:  6Interval Since Last Report:          147360 secCrashes Since Last Report:           7Per-App Interval Since Last Report:  24475 secPer-App Crashes Since Last Report:   5Anonymous UUID:                      02CE7EDF-E270-4CF0-9081-C1A8E52172DDException Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000000000000eCrashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-threadThread 0 Crashed:  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c56d0 0xb8000000 + 8086561   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 7864872   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 9074963   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8145397 spin_lock_wrapper + 17914   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455Thread 1:0   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80142afa mach_msg_trap + 101   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80143267 mach_msg + 682   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb819440f CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 2062313   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80170259 _pthread_start + 3454   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x801700de thread_start + 34Thread 2:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815acc0 spin_lock_wrapper + 901521   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8179c5b CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 977632   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525233   ???                                     0x8ac08d56 0 + 2327874902Thread 3:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815a8ff spin_lock_wrapper + 891911   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8176e5d CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 859892   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c6b13 0xb8000000 + 8138433   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 7864874   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 9074965   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8145397 spin_lock_wrapper + 17916   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455Thread 4:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815a8ff spin_lock_wrapper + 891911   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8176e5d CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 859892   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c6b13 0xb8000000 + 8138433   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 7864874   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 9074965   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8145397 spin_lock_wrapper + 17916   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455Thread 5:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815aa8b spin_lock_wrapper + 895871   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818c3eb CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1734272   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818eeec CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1844363   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525234   ???                                     0x8aba92c1 0 + 2327483073Thread 6:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815aa8b spin_lock_wrapper + 895871   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818c3eb CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1734272   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818eeec CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1844363   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525234   ???                                     0x8aba92c1 0 + 2327483073Thread 7:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815a93a spin_lock_wrapper + 892501   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8176f67 CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 862552   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525233   ???                                     0x8ade5c96 0 + 2329828502Thread 8:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815aa8b spin_lock_wrapper + 895871   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818c3eb CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1734272   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818eeec CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1844363   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525234   ???                                     0x8aba92c1 0 + 2327483073Thread 9:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815a93a spin_lock_wrapper + 892501   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8176f67 CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 862552   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525233   ???                                     0x8ade5c96 0 + 2329828502Thread 10:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815a8ff spin_lock_wrapper + 891911   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8176e5d CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 859892   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c6b13 0xb8000000 + 8138433   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 7864874   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 9074965   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8145397 spin_lock_wrapper + 17916   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455Thread 11:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815aa8b spin_lock_wrapper + 895871   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818c3eb CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1734272   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb818eeec CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 1844363   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525234   ???                                     0x8af41ff6 0 + 2331254774Thread 12:0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb815a8ff spin_lock_wrapper + 891911   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8176e5d CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 859892   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80e88cb 0xb8000000 + 9525233   ???                                     0x8bc50da2 0 + 2344947106Thread 13:

Peggy · Answer

I have no clue about crash reports so I can&#x27;t say what it does or doesn&#x27;t reveal. It&#x27;s quite possible that the spreadsheet is corrupt. I suggest copying &amp; pasting the data into a new AppleWorks spreadsheet or even a word processing document (it will be tab-delimited text). If you already have Numbers or Excel, you could paste the data directly into one of those documents.

fruhulda · Answer

Could you send me one of those problematic CW4 documents and I&#x27;ll try. No promises though. Click on my name and you&#x27;ll see the address.

MartyP · Answer

Thanks for replies Peggy &amp; Fruhulda. I had tried to copy from the old SS to a new one, but AW6 quit the second I selected "New SS." When pasting into another app most of the formatting was gone (no font color, style or size carried over - no borders, etc. Why, I don&#x27;t know. Luckily, the rare time AW6 didn&#x27;t quit (when going from AW to Excel 98/2001), I noticed the MacLinkPlus progress bar flash on and off. I have MacLinkPlus 13 and haven&#x27;t used it separately in 6 or 7 years. Once it was reinstalled (something I can no longer do with AW6 since OS9 isn&#x27;t supported) all the CW or AW docs and even old MS Works 2 and 3 spreadsheets converted to Excel instantly.Now if I could find something to convert old MacWrite 4.5 docs to something current I&#x27;d be ecstatic. Thanks again.

fosnola · Answer

Hello MartyP&gt;Now if I could find something to convert old MacWrite 4.5 docs to something current I&#x27;d be ecstatic. &gt; Thanks again.Normally, MacLinkPlus seems to be able to convert MacWrite 4.5 documents ( see for instance   http://www.techrepublic.com/article/translating-files-using-the-maclinkplus-util ity/5033391 ). So if you still have it, it may be the better option.If not, one solution can be to use a emulator ( for instance, minivmac http://minivmac.sourceforge.net/ ). Note: as I am trying to create some filters for old documents, you can also try http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmwaw/files/ , if you want.