Microsoft KB Archive/57328

Word: File Transfers Between 4th Dimension and Word PSS ID Number: Q57328 Article last modified on 08-17-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

3.00 3.01 3.02 4.00

MACINTOSH

Summary:

Use the following procedure to transfer a document from 4th Dimension versions 1.00, 2.00, and 2.01 to Microsoft Word versions 3.00, 3.01, 3.02, and 4.00:


 * 1) Open the database in 4th Dimension.
 * 2) From the Environment menu, choose User.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Export.
 * 4) Click the Text button. Choose 13 for End Of Record. Choose 9 (for tab delimited) or 44 (for comma delimited) for End Of Field.
 * 5) Save the database.
 * 6) Open the file in Microsoft Word by starting Word and choosing Open under the File menu. Locate the text file and click Open.

To transfer a Word document to 4th Dimension, do the following:


 * 1) Open the Word document.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Save As (Full Menus must be on).
 * 3) Click the File Formats button, choose Text Only, click OK, and rename and save the file.
 * 4) Open 4th Dimension. Select a predefined layout (or define one).
 * 5) From the Environment menu, choose User.
 * 6) From the File Menu, choose Import.
 * 7) Click the Text button and open the saved Word document.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.