RE: WordPerfect 5.1

["Mason, James David (MXM) " <MXM@xxxxxxxx>]

WP 5.1 and earlier are DOS programs. WP 8 saves to 5.2/5.1, 5.0, 4.2. The
latter is a truly ancient, character-mode program with minimal capability,
but if you're looking for something for a screeen scraper, it's available.

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	DPawson@xxxxxxxxxxx [SMTP:DPawson@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:58 a.m.
> To:	dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	RE: WordPerfect 5.1
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mason, James David (MXM) [mailto:MXM@xxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: 08 September 1999 14:15
> >To: dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: WordPerfect 5.1
> >
> >
> >Why go the long way around? Current versions of WordPerfect 
> >read SGML/XML.
> >They also save back to earlier versions of WP. Design a WP 
> >stylesheet to fit
> >your DTD using their SGML Layout Designer, read the documents 
> >in, and save
> >them in the earlier version. (I don't have the latest WP, but 
> >WP 8 will save
> >in versions back to 4.2.)
> 
> I did say 5.1, I meant to say the DOS version.
> 
> No screen access to wp9 ain't good.
> Whereas wp5.1 is quite good via accessibility tools
> such as screen readers etc.
> 
> regards, DaveP
> 
> 
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