mgrosenhan
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Q: how can i get the info off of an old appleworks database. to my mountain lion. OS X?

how can i get the info off of an old appleworks database. to my new mountain lion. OS X? My old data base is on AppleWorks 6

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), my old data base is on APPLE WORKS

Posted on Mar 15, 2013 7:53 PM

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Q: how can i get the info off of an old appleworks database. to my mountain lion. OS X?

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  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Mar 15, 2013 8:00 PM in response to mgrosenhan
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    Mar 15, 2013 8:00 PM in response to mgrosenhan

    Nothing but AppleWorks will open an AppleWorks database document.

     

    You need to open the document using AppleWorks, then Save as... ASCII text. This will give you a tab delimited text file, which you can them open/import using Numbers, MS Excel, or one of many other spreadsheet applications.

     

    AppleWorks will not run under mountain Lion (or Lion), so you will also need a computer running Snow Leopard (or earlier), and with Rosetta installed if is a Mac with an intel processor.

     

    Regards,

    Barry

  • by MlchaelLAX,

    MlchaelLAX MlchaelLAX Mar 16, 2013 4:50 AM in response to mgrosenhan
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    Mar 16, 2013 4:50 AM in response to mgrosenhan

    1.  Read Roger Wilmut's excellent series of articles Abandoning Appleworks, especially the one on databases.

     

    2.  Call the Apple Store and order Snow Leopard Server for $19.99 + sales tax & shipping: 1.800.MYAPPLE (1.800.692.7753) - Apple Part Number: MC588Z/A (telephone orders only).

     

    3.  Install Snow Leopard Server into Parallels 8, now available for a short time (4 more days) in the March 2013 MacUpdate 10 App Bundle for $49.99:

     

    4. Install Appleworks 6.2.9 into Snow Leopard Server and it will now run concurrently with Mt. Lion:

     

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