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Convert - Lock When Converting DisplayWrite F
DocumentID: 610363
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:34:30 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: The computer locked when a customer converted files from DisplayWrite using the WordPerfect Convert Program. The customer had typed *.SUP when prompted for the file(s) to convert. *.SUP files are created when running a spell- check in DisplayWrite. If a match is not found during the spell-check, the customer can the word to a file similar to the WP supplementary dictionary file. The file is usually named US.SUP or USENGL.SUP. If desired, the user can change this name.

If an attempt is made to convert any of these spell files into WP format, the Convert Program will lock. This is not usually a problem, except in the case where the user converts entire directories of DisplayWrite files that might include one or more of these supplementary dictionary files. Since the speller files are not DisplayWrite documents, the WP Convert Program cannot convert them. Before running a convert using wildcard characters, DisplayWrite users should verify that the specified directory only contains document files.

ConvertPerfect has an auto-detection feature that will detect these files as being something other than DW files so that the user has the option of skipping them during the conversion process.

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