determining which version a file was created in

[Dana]

Hi,
My co-worker's laptop has some publisher files that look like they were
created in publisher 98 - (i think that's the icon I'm seeing). When I try to
open them, Publisher 98 says it can't open that version.

Is there a way to tell what version they were created in without being able
to open them?!
Thanks!

 

[Ed Bennett]

My co-worker's laptop has some publisher files that look like they
were created in publisher 98 - (i think that's the icon I'm seeing).
When I try to open them, Publisher 98 says it can't open that version.

The icon you see is determined only by the application you have set to open
them on your computer.

The only way to determine which version created a file is to find out from
the person themself.

If you ZIP the files and email them to the UNDERSCORE nerd AT mvps DOT org
(please do NOT post this address back to the group with the correct
symbols), I'll convert them to Publisher 98 format for you. Note that
formatting will be lost, and this is not a recommended way to work (keeping
the same file version is a must for serious work, the same program version
is recommended).

 

[Dana]

Ed, wow, thanks for the offer. If they are "certificates," like Most Valuable
Player, etc., all the centering, etc. would be lost, right?

Could I do the same thing by opening them in Publisher 2003, which she just
bought with her new Dell, and saving backwards as a Publisher 98 file onto
her laptop over the network? There are a LOT of files..... is there a "bulk"
way to do that?

Thanks Ed!

 

[Ed Bennett]

Ed, wow, thanks for the offer. If they are "certificates," like Most
Valuable Player, etc., all the centering, etc. would be lost, right?

No, the centering, etc., should stay - more advanced formatting like
possibly WordArt and text box margins would be changed or lost.

Could I do the same thing by opening them in Publisher 2003, which
she just bought with her new Dell, and saving backwards as a
Publisher 98 file onto her laptop over the network? There are a LOT
of files..... is there a "bulk" way to do that?

That's exactly what I was going to do anyway.

If you are familiar with a programming language that supports COM or COM
Interop, you could write an application to do this.

I will look into writing one, but it is unlikely to be available for a few
weeks (applications take time to write)

 

[Mary Sauer]

No way to do it by batch. Publisher 2003 should open the files. Not all the
formatting will be lost.

 

[Dana]

ok gang,

well, I bit the bullet and opened all 77 of the publisher 95 files in
publisher 2003 and saved them as 98 files. Yikes!

Thanks for your prompt assistance!

Happy Weekend!

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

The good thing is that the task is done and the weekend hasn't even started.