[softwarelist] Re: Conversion to OP

On 9 Mar 2009  Chris Johnson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <47d2373950.pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 8 Mar 2009  Peter Prewett <pprewett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> I am trying to convert some very old Impression documents to OP
>>> windows
>>> and reports an error message that the files were made from an old
>>> Impression and could not be converted.
>>> Even using VA and trying Publisher it reports that could not load as
>>> made from and early version.
>>> Are they any older versions available anywhere or any suggestions
>>> on how
>>> to convert?

>> I've never used Impression, but this may work: if you can export
>> from Impression as pdf, then OPro has a filter to import pdf files.

>> Or use PrintPDF to "print" from Impression as a pdf?

> Think you have missed the point (above) Peter (2) - they will not
> load into Impression. The first question is - are they actually
> Impression files or are they Style or Junior? I thought newer
> versions of Impression were backwardly compatible and would load
> documents of earlier versions. I have a hazy recollection from many,
> many years ago when I used Impression that it once or twice gave a
> similar not very helpful error message when the document was actually
> corrupted in some way.

Wake up at the back there, Young! :-(

I do have a never-used copy of Impression Junior here, if that would 
help the OP, perhaps?

With best wishes,

Peter.

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