Microsoft KB Archive/62547

Works: File Transfer: DOS Works 2.00 to Mac Works 2.00 (SS) PSS ID Number: Q62547 Article last modified on 04-13-1993 PSS database name: M_WorKs

2.00

MACINTOSH

Summary:

The following information describes file-transfer procedures between Microsoft Works for the Macintosh and Microsoft Works for DOS. This information is also available as part of an application note titled “Macintosh/DOS Works File Transfer.” To obtain this application note, call Microsoft Product Support Services at (206) 454-2030.

This application note can also be found in the Software/Data Library by searching on the word MK0299, the Q number of this article, or S12999. MK0299 was archived using the Compact Pro file-compression utility. You will need Extractor or a licensed copy of Compact Pro to unarchive this file.

DOS-to-Macintosh File Transfer
To transfer Spreadsheet documents between Works for DOS 2.00 and Works for the Macintosh 2.00, do the following:


 * 1) Open the document in Works for DOS and choose Save As from the File menu.
 * 2) Enter a new name for the file and select the Text & Tabs format option.
 * 3) Press ENTER.
 * 4) Transfer the file to the Macintosh environment. See the section labeled “File Transfers” for ways to do this.
 * 5) Start Works for the Macintosh and choose Open from the File menu.
 * 6) Click the Spreadsheet icon and select the Import File check box.
 * 7) Select the file that was just converted and click the Open button.
 * 8) Choose Text With Values/Formulas from the dialog box.

The file will open with all your numeric and text values. Neither formulas nor formatting will convert to Works for the Macintosh. Charts also do not transfer between the two environments. They must be recreated once a spreadsheet is transferred.

File Transfers
The following are several ways to transfer files between Macintosh and DOS machines:


 * 1) Connect the Macintosh directly to an IBM PC by using a null-modem cable. To do this, obtain the proper cabling pin-outs between the two machines. This information may be published in the reference manual supplied with the computer, or it may be purchased at most computer dealers or computer book stores. Once the machines are correctly hooked up, the files may be transferred using a communications package, such as Microsoft Works.
 * 2) Send the file over telephone lines using a modem. To do this, each machine must have an operating modem and a communications package that supports Xmodem data transfers. Consult a communications program manual for the proper techniques when using the Xmodem protocol.
 * 3) MS-DOS files can be saved directly to an external disk drive that reads MS-DOS formatted disks and hooks up to the Macintosh’s SCSI port. Two such disk drives are the DaynaFile from Dayna Communications and MatchMaker from Micro Solutions. For more information about these products, either call Dayna Communications at (801) 531-0600 or call Micro Solutions at (815) 756-3411.
 * 4) With a special card installed in the DOS machine, you can transfer files via a network. This process requires that a card be installed in the DOS machine that allows it to use the AppleTalk network. A software package that allows the computers to communicate, such as Microsoft Mail or TOPS, is also needed.
 * 5) Many newer Macintosh computers have built-in FDHD drives (SuperDrives) and are shipped with the Apple File Exchange program. If you own one of these machines, you can place your 3.5-inch DOS-formatted disk in the machine and store or retrieve files without any extra hardware or software. See your Macintosh owner’s guide for more details.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.