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Merging ASCII Delimited File - "Incompatible
DocumentID: 642258
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:18:43 PM

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

Problem

Solutions: When merging with an ASCII delimited file, WordPerfect scans the first 512 bytes for a . If it does not find one and the file is not in WP format, the error "Incompatible File" displays. Because of the limitations in WP, the only way to get the ASCII file to be read when merging is to press Ctrl-F5 at the Secondary File: prompt.

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