RFT-DCA converter for Word 2003

[Guest]

I come across files in this format (from old IBM days...) that Word won't
open. I have one old computer with Office 2000 that has this converter
installed (can pull down from a list of converters when you go to open the
file - similarly viewable under Save As list of file types). I need to
decomission that computer, and have a Word 2003 computer(s) with this
capability.

I tried www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm and downloaded the zip file for this -
it has a .cnv and .reg file. Ran the .reg & now see DisplayWrite
(*.rft;*.dca) file type. Tried to test with a Save As, but got error "Word
cannot start the converter Rftdca32.cnv". There were no instructions with
the download - help!!

 

[Guest]

Well, looked at the reg file, and it looks like it was looking for a certain
path. Fixed that, and it seems to be working. Boy am I stoopit :-( Hope
it works the same on Word 2003 (that was 2000)

 

[Graham Mayor]

It will work with Word 2003, though Microsoft keeps releasing security
patches which conspire against full compatibility with these old converters.
The path in the registry patch is the path in which Word converters are
supposed to be installed. The instructions that you couldn't find are in
bold type at the top of the section on the web page from which you
downloaded the file.

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[jbfarnell]

Has anyone tried this with Office 2007? I am not able to get this
converter to work with '07.

 

[Graham Mayor]

It doesn't work with Office 2007!

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[Guest]

Thanks, Graham - and now that I know that it doesn't work on 2007, I have
something to look forward to someday. Any plans for a future 2007 fix?

 

[Graham Mayor]

No idea - but I would think it unlikely. The filter under discussion was
withdrawn ages ago and was never replaced.
You will have to look to third party solutions such as FileMerlin.

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[coltsfoot]

Realise that this is an old thread, but having just had to convert a Cicero Word Processing File into Word, I used the above Converter with Office2007, and it all worked wonderfully well - no problems.
Thanks for this, it saved me a lot of time