Salvaging Text From "Unretrievable" File With

DocumentID: 632587
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:02 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The user wants to know how to salvage text from a document that cannot be retrieved into WP 6.0, without running WP under Shell 4.0. Solutions: You can block and clip text in File Manager (Look mode) without having to run WP from Shell by performing the following steps: 1. Copy the ELD_CLP.EXE and ELD_SCRN.EXE files from the C:\SH40 directory to the C:\WP60 directory 2. Exit and restart WP In File Manager's Look mode, the options of blocking and saving to the Clipboard will now display. While File Manager is in Look mode (3), perform the following steps: 1. Press Alt+F4 to block all the desired text 2. With Block still on, press Ctrl+F1 and select 1 for Save to Clipboard 3. Exit back to the WP document screen 4. Press Ctrl+F1 and 5 for Retrieve This procedure may allow some "unretrievable" files to be salvaged. This method will not preserve graphics and tables, and is similar to saving the file in ASCII format.

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