Jason Sykes1
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Q: appleworks won't save DB file as ASCII

My AppleWorks Database won't save the file as an ASCII (for export) Save As, only offers AppleWorks and Claris Works options. I know in the past ASCII was an option, but for some reason no longer?

 

I am running AW 6.2.9 on a PowerPC G5 running 10.5.8.

Posted on Apr 29, 2012 9:09 AM

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Jason Sykes1

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  • by Peggy,

    Peggy Peggy Apr 29, 2012 1:02 PM in response to Jason Sykes1
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    Apr 29, 2012 1:02 PM in response to Jason Sykes1

    Did you move the AppleWorks application from the AppleWorks 6 folder, separating it from its necessary folders - AppleWorks Essentials, Clippings & Starting Points? The AppleWorks 6 application & the above mentioned folders must be in a folder named AppleWorks 6 & this folder must be at the first level of the Applications folder. Not keeping all these "parts" together will break translators, spell check, updaters, etc.

     

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  • by Jason Sykes1,

    Jason Sykes1 Jason Sykes1 Apr 29, 2012 1:30 PM in response to Peggy
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    Apr 29, 2012 1:30 PM in response to Peggy

    Thank you Peggy. The AW folder is in the App folder, but the AW folder only has the AW application and an installer log and a couple of updaters. (6.2.7 and 6.2.9) I don't see all those other 'essentials' you mentioned...

  • by Peggy,

    Peggy Peggy Apr 29, 2012 7:19 PM in response to Jason Sykes1
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    Apr 29, 2012 7:19 PM in response to Jason Sykes1

    You're going to have to find the original disk & reinstall.

     

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