Convertor for MS Pocket Word/Excel etc..

[redarrow]

Anyone know of any apps for converting typical MS Pocket Windows file formats, particularly word and excel to something more usable? Like OpenOffice?

After I broke my iPaq it was still working well enough for me to get all my files off it.
I basically used it for mileage logs and movie lists and simple stuff like that.

Until I get it fixed (if I do) I'll have to make do with my Palm M125 or one of my Psion Revo's so ideally I'd like to be able to convert the files to something usable by either one of those.

But in the first place as I use Linux I cannot even open these files on my desktop system..

Any suggestions?
Thanks.

 

[|tera|]

I've tried googling bro, but I don't find much.

Your saying that OO can't open XLS or DOC files then? Isn't there a compatibility pack or something?

 

[redarrow]

I've tried googling bro, but I don't find much.

Thanks I tried that before posting actually.

Your saying that OO can't open XLS or DOC files then? Isn't there a compatibility pack or something?

It does open XLS and DOC files The problem is that the "pocket versions" of these MS tools have a different format PXL (Pocket Excel) and PSW (Pocket Word) and OpenOffice does not seem capable of opening these.

 

[|tera|]

Strange?

I just saw a file which was made with a mobile Excel version and it shows up as XLS (it's on my laptop). It was sent to me via bluetooth on a PDA running Windows Mobile.

Can't you save it as normal XLS from the PDA (I guess you can't since it's broken?)

 

[redarrow]

Can't you save it as normal XLS from the PDA (I guess you can't since it's broken?)

Yea, you can normally.. but as noted I can't now that it's broken.
When it was working I never had any reason to try view the files anywhere else so I never bothered saving them in XLS format.

 

[|tera|]

Could I offer some help?

I'll only have ADSL tomorrow, but send me an email with your files and I'll open them with my Office and resave them for you as XLS and DOC.

Email is my member name at gmail....

 

[redarrow]

Could I offer some help?

I'll only have ADSL tomorrow, but send me an email with your files and I'll open them with my Office and resave them for you as XLS and DOC.

Email is my member name at gmail....

Thanks, I'll do that.

 

[|tera|]

Thanks, I'll do that.

Just sent the email back bro Sorry for taking so long.

 

[redarrow]

Just sent the email back bro Sorry for taking so long.

Got it.. Thanks That wasn't long at all actually.

Only thing is now OpenOffice appears to be hanging while trying to open them..

 

[|tera|]

Got it.. Thanks That wasn't long at all actually.

Only thing is now OpenOffice appears to be hanging while trying to open them..

I opened them in Excel and resaved them 97-2003 workbook. Let me know if they work now, just sent them,

 

[The_Unbeliever]

If all else fails, open in normal Office, save as text files and open in OpenOffice..

 

[|tera|]

If all else fails, open in normal Office, save as text files and open in OpenOffice..

Seems redarrow got it working

 

[redarrow]

Yep all working. Thanks teraside

Still downloading "gnumeric" as well..

Now.. Step 2, converting to Psion or Palm compatible formats ..

 

[Nod]

There is a project to do it through OOo, but you'll have to build it yourself. Couldn't find any binaries.
http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge/
Here (http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=5310), somebody mentions that you can enable it via the setup program of OOo, by doing a custom install.

 

[redarrow]

There is a project to do it through OOo, but you'll have to build it yourself. Couldn't find any binaries.
http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge/
Here (http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=5310), somebody mentions that you can enable it via the setup program of OOo, by doing a custom install.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind if I need it again.