Opening a *.WDB file without MS Works?

[David Probett]

Hi

I don't really know if this is an appropriate NG to ask but I'm a
little bemused.

A relative has sent me what he calls a spreadsheet created in MS
Works.

It has a *.WDB extension.

I am running MS XP Pro with MS Office Pro so I have full access to
Word, Excel and Access.

I cannot find anything that will open the Works file Other than
Wordpad which renders it impossible to understand.

Does anyone know how I might read this file?

Many Thanks


DavidP
David Probett
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[&re]

Hi

I don't really know if this is an appropriate NG to ask but I'm a
little bemused.

A relative has sent me what he calls a spreadsheet created in MS
Works.

It has a *.WDB extension.

I am running MS XP Pro with MS Office Pro so I have full access to
Word, Excel and Access.

I cannot find anything that will open the Works file Other than
Wordpad which renders it impossible to understand.

Does anyone know how I might read this file?

This file extension belongs to MicroSoft "Works" database.
Either find a copy of MS Works, or have someone convert it to a readable
format for Access in Office 2003

&re

 

[Dan DiNicolo]

That's a Microsoft Works file format, and these can be a real pain.

I would suggest that you try this, a converter that allows Works files to be
read in Word.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...83-f51b-4977-b572-8c042df802c1&displaylang=en

Good luck,
Dan