Microsoft KB Archive/66347

Works 2.00: Converting Files in Batch Mode with WPTOWP.EXE

PSS ID Number: Q66347 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

2.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

Multiple files can be simultaneously converted with the word processor file conversion utility WPTOWP.EXE by running the utility at the DOS prompt instead of using the File Convert command from within Works. To use this method, the current directory must contain WPTOWP.EXE. To run a conversion, use the following syntax:

WPTOWP   (where .DOC represents all source files and .WPS represents all output files)

All source files in the specified directory location will be converted to output files with the same names but with different extensions, as specified in the syntax example above.

When converting from Works for DOS to Word for DOS, a prompt will appear asking whether a style sheet should be attached for each file being converted; if no specific style sheet is specified, NORMAL.STY will be attached. All other conversions (for example, from Word to Works or from DCA to Works) will be processed without additional prompts.

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