[Solved] WPS files

[palmerkl]

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I'm new to Open Office and I can 't get my previous WPS 2000 files to open. When I go to "Open" they show in file name list, and the file type WPS 2000/OFFICE 1.0 (*wps) list. Howevr, when I try to open I get -genreal error - general input/output error. Other type of files seem to work ok.

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[TheGurkha]

Hi and welcome to the forums.

OOo doesn't open Works files.

One way round this is to open them in WordPad and then copy and paste everythng into a new OOo document.

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[Arineckaig]

If you still have your MS Works program, and wish to retain the format of your wps files, I suggest you save them as MS Word docs. OpenOffice Writer will then open the doc file and retain all but the most complicated formats.