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wwplyr Author

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Can iWorks convert and import Appleworks databases?

I have several databases that were generated under Appleworks 6. But now I have an Intel iMac and Appleworks

won't work. I looked at Filemaker Pro but to convert to a form that program uses, I have to have access to the files.

And they are all "grayed" out when I go to them under Filemaker Pro. The Appleworks disk I have gives me the

error of "cannot install on Intel computer". So how can I restore my databases?

I don't have the information anymore to re-do all of them manually!

I'm running Lion OS 10.7.5 on an Intel iMac.

Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Feb 7, 2016 8:38 AM

34 replies

Mar 17, 2016 7:49 AM in response to fosnola

Interesting - where did you get AW 6.2.3 from? (My copy is 6.2.9).

fosnola

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126 points

Mar 17, 2016 8:26 AM in response to christopher rigby1

Hello,

actually, the "simpler way" to find it is probably to look in the http://macintoshgarden.org/ 's archive, i.e. in http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/appleworks-6 ....

Peggy

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41,607 points

Mar 17, 2016 9:54 AM in response to christopher rigby1

AppleWorks 6.2.3 is the Classic component of AW 6.2.4. AW 6.2.9 contains 6.2.8 but only if it was purchased in a retail box or upgraded from a previous install that was purchased in a retail box.

Mar 17, 2016 10:18 AM in response to fosnola

Thanks! I've now got AW 6.2.3 and it runs fine in Mac OS 8.6 in SheepShaver.

Now, here comes the "weird" part...

I have both AW6 and CW5 documents, and assumed that each would open in its "correct" application. No - this is what happens:

If AW6 is open, it opens its own, and opens CW5 documents (with the 'created in previous...' warning, and a (v6.0) suffix)
If both apps are open, the same thing happens
If only CW5 is open, it opens its own documents, but... with the 'earlier version' warning, and adds a (v5.0) suffix! So I did Get Info and the CW5 documents are now identified as AW6 documents

Anything I can do about that, or must I just live with it?

Can iWorks convert and import Appleworks databases?