Microsoft KB Archive/70792

Converting Files from Hewlett-Packard HPWord

PSS ID Number: Q70792 Article last modified on 11-24-1998

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Summary:

The following is information on alternatives for converting files from Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) HPWord word processor, running on either the HP 3000 system or on an IBM compatible PC, to a file format recognized by Microsoft Word.

HPWord/3000 versions A.05.06 and later include (as a purchase option) a file conversion utility named WORDUTIL that supports conversion to, among others, the IBM DCA-RFT file format. WORDUTIL is designed to run in the HP 3000 operating environment, and converted files must subsequently be downloaded directly, or transferred via communications software and a binary file transfer protocol, to the PC on which Microsoft Word is installed.

With versions of HPWord earlier than A.05.06, this utility was only available as a separately purchased add-on accessory to HP’s operating platform HPDesk.

Support for HPWord is the sole responsibility of Hewlett-Packard Corporation. For more information on HPWord/3000 or the WORDUTIL conversion utility, contact the Hewlett-Packard Business Systems Group at (800) 752-0900.

Microsoft has not tested this conversion and therefore cannot guarantee the results.

More Information:

The WORDUTIL utility is an entry point into the HPWord/3000 program that allows you to configure and control portions of HPWord. One of the functions in WORDUTIL is the ability to perform document conversion to DCA-RFT file format.

Additional conversion options of WORDUTIL allow conversion of documents from HPWord/3000 to HP’s other word processors including HPSlate on the 3000, AdvanceWrite, and HPWord/PC. HP Advancewrite Plus file format is recognized by Mastersoft Corporation’s “Word for Word” file conversion product, and may provide a superior alternative to using DCA-RFT as an intermediate conversion format.

Mastersoft is now owned by Inso. For more information, please contact Inso. For information about how to contact Inso, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q65416 TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Optionally, the MCS Group’s “Word Dr+ (Doctor Plus)” conversion product includes the option to convert between HPWord and WordPerfect. The WordPerfect converter supplied with the Word 5.50 Conversion Kit can subsequently be used to convert from the WordPerfect file format to Microsoft Word. To obtain the Word 5.50 File Conversion Kit, contact Microsoft End User Sales and Service at (800) 426-9400. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

Reference(s):

Hewlett-Packard Business Systems Group (800) 752-0900.

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