OT:Help!

Spot|DSE wrote on 11/14/2003, 10:05 PM
Anyone out there got Microsoft Works on their machine? I wrote a tutorial on a hotel machine, saved in .wps stupidly thinknig that Word would open this file. It won't. I need to figure out a means of getting it converted to .doc, .txt, rtf, by Monday. and of course, I'm stuck in Singapore on a weekend where no software shop can be found to sell me a Works package. I've already installed every converter I can find on the web, plus the Office converter on my Office disk. No go, obviously. I guess I need Works.
I've uploaded the file to my website, if someone can open it, I'll find a way to pay you back.
http://www.sundancemediagroup.com/help/kb you'll see it in the top of the file section there.
Thanks to any who can help. Mail me at dse@sundancemediagroup.com if you can help me out

Comments

Jessariah67 wrote on 11/14/2003, 11:09 PM
Douglas,

I have Works 4.5 and I downloaded the file -- can't get it to open for anything. Not sure why...my other .wps files open fine. Sorry I couldn't help.
J_Mac wrote on 11/14/2003, 11:13 PM
Same here. It displays jibberish characters in Works 2000. John
DavidMcKnight wrote on 11/14/2003, 11:18 PM
SPOT - I think I got it. Will email you a copy

- David

JohnnyRoy wrote on 11/14/2003, 11:18 PM
I have works on my kid's computer but it looks like you uploaded it as unicode text instead of binary because it wouldn't load properly. A hex editor shows the extra 00 in front of every other character. Can you upload it in a zip file so it stays in binary format? I sent you an email to send it to me in a zip file and I'll convert it for you.

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Jsnkc wrote on 11/14/2003, 11:18 PM
I got something when I opened it in notepad, probably not the whole thing but some of it might be salvageable if nobody else can get it open.

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O n e o f t h e b e s t f e a t u r e s o f t h e C a l i b u g i s t h a t e a c h t e s t p a t t e r n a n d t e s t t o o l h a s a d e t a i l e d e x p l a n a t i o n o f w h a t t h e t o o l i s u s e d f o r , h o w i t s h o u l d r e a d o n a s c o p e , a n d h a s a s t i l l o f w h a t t h e t e s t p a t t e r n s h o u l d a p p e a r a s i n t h e N L E r e a l m . F o r t e s t i n g r e a d i n CHNKWKS H ø ÿÿÿÿ TEXT TEXT 9 FDPP FDPP < FDPC FDPC > STSH STSH @ STSH STSH@ 2 SYID SYIDP@ SGP SGP d@ INK INK h@ BTEP PLC l@ BTEC PLC „@ FONT FONTœ@ R TOKN PLC î@ | STRS PLC jA : PRNT WNPR¤A „ FRAM FRAM(F ˆ TITL TITL°F DOP DOP ÈF m u c h m o r e s i m p l e p r o c e s s t h a n u s u a M o n i t o r c a l i b r a t i o n g o t y o u b u g g e d ? C h e c k o u t t h i s n e w t o o l c a l l e d t h e C a l i b u g . I s a w t h i s s m a l l t o o l i n t h e b a c k o f a c a t a l o g , a n d w a s i n t r i g u e d . R e a d i n g a n u m b e r o f q u e s t i o n s o n v a r i o u s w e b s i t e s a b o u t c a l i b r a t i o n o f t o o l s a n d t h e c o n f u s i o n s u r r o u n d i n g h o w t o a c c o m p l i s h t h i s t a s k g a v e m e a g o o d r e a s o n t o c o n t a c t t h e f o l k s a t I n n o v a t i v e T e c h W o r k s a n d o r d e r t h i s l i t t l e g e m . A n d l i t t l e i t i s !
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I n t h e D V D c a s e t h a t t h e u n i t s h i p s i n i s a C D , n e c k l a n y a r d f o r w e a r i n g t h i s d e v i c e a r o u n d t h e n e c k o r h o o k i n g t o a l a p t o p b a g , a 1 2 U S B e x t e n s i o n c a b l e i n c a s e i t s i n c o n v e n i e n t t o s e t u p t h e m o n i t o r i m m e d i a t e l y n e x t t o t h e l a p t o p , a n d a s m a l l i n s t r u c t i o n s h e e t . T h e C a l i b u g h a s a s m a l l U S B p r o t e c t i v e c o v e r a s w e l l , t h a t d o u b l e s a s a p o c k e t c l i p f o r c a r r y i n g a r o u n d i n a s h i r t p o c k e t .
C o n t a i n i n g d o z e n s o f v a r i o u s t e s t p a t t e r n s , I i m m e d i a t e l y f o u n d u s e f o r t h i s t o o l a t a t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n , c a l i b r a t i n g a n L C D p r o j e c t o r t o b e a s c l o s e t o m y l a p t o p o u t p u t a s p o s s i b l e . P l u g g i n g t h e C a l i b u g i n t o m y S o n y V A I O , I u s e d t h e S V G A o u t p u t o n t h e l a p t o p t o s e n d t h e s i g n a l t o t h e p r o j e c t o r , a n d t h e n c a l i b r a t e d t h e p r o j e c t o r t o t h e l a p t o p . F o r t h e f i r s t t i m e e v e r , t r a i n i n g m e d i a o n t h e p r o j e c t o r l o o k e d s i m i l a r t o t h e l a p t o p a n d m a d e a h u g e d i f f e r e n c e i n m y p r e s e n t a t i o n .
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I w a s a l s o a b l e t o u s e t h e C a l i b u g t o c a l i b r a t e m y S V G A m o n i t o r t o c l o s e l y a p p r o x i m a t e m y N T S C m o n i t o r a s w e l l . O n m y f i r s t u s e o f t h e C a l i b u g , I w a s o n a f i e l d s h o o t t h a t t u r n e d i n t o a f i e l d e d i t i n g s e s s i o n d u e t o m y b i g m o u t h b r a g a b o u t m y S o n y V A I O l a p t o p s p o w e r t o e d i t b r o a d c a s t - q u a l i t y v i d e o o n a b a t t e r y . I w a s h a n d e d a v e r y l o w e n d P a n a s o n i c t e l e v i s i o n a n d t o l d t o g o f o r i t , a n d t h a t I d b e p a i d f o r 3 d a y s w o r k e v e n i f I c o m p l e t e d t h e t e l e v i s i o n c o m m e r c i a l o n t h e s a m e d a y a s t h e s h o o t . K n o w i n g t h a t t h e w o r k w o u l d b e g o i n g t o b r o a d c a s t , a n d n o t h a v i n g a d e c e n t m o n i t o r h a d m e a l i t t l e c o n c e r n e d , a s t h e o f f - B r o a d w a y s h o w w a s n o t l i t w e l l , a n d s o I k n e w c o l o r c o r r e c t i o n w o u l d b e t h e r u l e r a t h e r t h a n t h e e x c e p t i o n .
I c a l i b r a t e d t h e t e l e v i s i o n , t h e n e d i t e d t h e s h o w , c h e c k i n g m y w o r k o n t h e t e r r i b l e 2 7 t e l e v i s i o n I d b e e n g i v e n t o w o r k w i t h . I e d i t e d t h e p i e c e i n t h e s c e n e r y s h o p o f t h e C o l l e g e o f S t a t e n I s l a n d , l e s s t h a n a n h o u r a f t e r t h e s h o o t i n g o f t h e l i v e s h o w w a s c o m p l e t e d . O n f i n i s h i n g t h e c o m m e r c i a l , I l e f t S t a t e n I s l a n d t o s p e n d s o m e t i m e i n M a n h a t t a n . I d b u r n e d t h e c o m m e r c i a l t o D V D s o t h a t I m i g h t c h e c k i t o u t o n a r r i v a l a t m y h o t e l w h e r e t h e t e l e v i s i o n w a s n t a n y b e t t e r t h a n w h a t I h a d b e e n w o r k i n g w i t h a t t h e c o l l e g e , a n d t h e c o m m e r c i a l l o o k e d f i n e . O n a r r i v a l b a c k i n U t a h , t h e f i r s t t h i n g I d i d w a s t h r o w i n t h e D V D o n m y p r o j e c t i o n s y s t e m , a n d s u r e e n o u g h , i t l o o k e d f i n e a s w e l l , a l t h o u g h i t s e e m e d t o h a v e t o o m u c h r e d . P u t t i n g t h e C a l i b u g i n m y l a p t o p a n d c h e c k i n g t h e p r o j e c t o r , i t a l s o s h o w e d t o o m u c h r e d , c a u s i n g m e t o t a k e a m o m e n t t o r e - c a l i b r a t e m y p r o j e c t o r . ( I t h a d n t b e e n t w e a k e d s i n c e I i n s t a l l e d i t o v e r a y e a r a g o ) Y u p , t h e s h o w l o o k e d f i n e , n o o v e r s a t u r a t i o n , g o o d b r i g h t n e s s , a n d o v e r a l l t h e s h o w l o o k e d v e r y n i c e . T h e n c a m e t h e f i n a l t e s t ; m y S o n y b r o a d c a s t m o n i t o r . T h e s h o w l o o k e d g r e a t . N o t h i n g s t u c k o u t , a n d g i v e n t h a t e v e r y o n e o f t h e 1 9 s h o t s u s e d t o c o m p o s e t h e 3 0 s e c o n d s p o t h a d c o l o r c o r r e c t i o n i n d i v i d u a l l y a p p l i e d t o i t , t h i s w a s a p l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e . T h e C a l i b u g e a r n e d i t s s p o t a s a p e r m a n e n t a d d i t i o n t o m y f i e l d k i t .
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Spot|DSE wrote on 11/15/2003, 3:29 AM
Between DmcKnight and a couple others salvaging this text, I'm able to meet the deadline and class schedule. Thank you so much for the effort. The Vegas community has got to be the most awesome group of people I know....Thank you again. I owe you big.