(In)compatibility

[John]

Hi:

I have MS Publisher 97 installed on my machine.
I received a file created with Publisher 2003.

When I try to open it, it tells me "Publisher can not load files from a
different version".

I know that for people who do not have MS Word, there's a Word Reader available
for free download.

Is there something similar for Publisher 2003? or am I stuck either unable to
read this file, or forced to buy Publisher 2003?

Thanks for any input!

John <><

 

[JoAnn Paules]

No, there isn't a viewer. do you need to be able to edit this file or just
view it? Be aware that there have been many changes made between those two
versions. If something "new" was added to the file, it wouldn't translate
well.

 

[John]

Hi JoAnn:

I'm looking for a "read" capability only.
I'm looking after a web site ( www.myjourney.ca ) and on Fridays the office
administrator sends me a copy of The Guide (the Sunday bulletin).
I check it out for events and place those events on the web site.
She prepares The Guide using Office 2003, but all I have at home is Office 97.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Is there something similar for Publisher 2003? or am I stuck either
unable to read this file, or forced to buy Publisher 2003?

To view the file, you could ask the sender to create a PDF file, or you
could order a trial CD of Publisher 2003.

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you send the file to me I will save it as a 97 file. You will lose some of the
formatting, but it will be usable.
Remove "my" to reply.

 

[John]

To view the file, you could ask the sender to create a PDF file, or you
could order a trial CD of Publisher 2003.

This is in fact what's happening now. I do have Adobe Acrobat Reader (not the
suite).

Biggest problem is that from a pdf file I an not copy & paste.

Thanks for the suggestion, anyway!

 

[John]

If you send the file to me I will save it as a 97 file. You will lose some of the
formatting, but it will be usable.
Remove "my" to reply.

That's a very kind offer - hoever this is not a "once only" thing.
Is there a way I could do this myself?

 

[John]

Hi:

I have MS Publisher 97 installed on my machine.
I received a file created with Publisher 2003.

To all who replied:

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

Mary Sauer MS MVP

my sincere thanks.

I don't think I have ever posted on any newsgroup where so many individuals
tried to be so helpful so quickly!

John <><

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Sure you can. What do you want to copy and paste?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

We're like Avis - we try harder.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi:

I have MS Publisher 97 installed on my machine.
I received a file created with Publisher 2003.

To all who replied:

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

Mary Sauer MS MVP

my sincere thanks.

I don't think I have ever posted on any newsgroup where so many
individuals
tried to be so helpful so quickly!

John <><

 

[Frank]

If you send the file to me I will save it as a 97 file. You will lose some of the
formatting, but it will be usable.
Remove "my" to reply.

How are you going to turn a 2003 into a 97?
THX
Frank

 

[Mary Sauer]

I have all the versions of Publisher, one back saves until 97. There are tricks
too...

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have all the versions of Publisher, one back saves until 97. There
are tricks too...

I'm guessing the trick is to copy and paste from a later version (98?) into
Publisher 97, as no version of Publisher since 97 can back save to 97.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Actually you can't paste from 98 to 97. Lord knows I tried early on... There has to
be some sort of code that prevents this operation. The trick is to copy from 2003 or
any publisher version; paste to Word then copy/paste to 97.

 

[John]

Sure you can. What do you want to copy and paste?

I want to copy one paragraph (at a time) and paste it into a word processor or an HTML editing program.

Keep in mind that the pdf file may not have been created using the Adobe software, but rather s work-arounf program.

If the above (copy & Paste) can be done, I'd dearly love to know how, since this would mean I don't need Publisher 2003

 

[John]

Actually you can't paste from 98 to 97. Lord knows I tried early on... There has to
be some sort of code that prevents this operation. The trick is to copy from 2003

The problem is: How do you copy from 2003 if you can't open the file created with 2003?

or any publisher version; paste to Word then copy/paste to 97.

The pasting would be the simple part, I assume

John <><

 

[John]

Sure you can. What do you want to copy and paste?

JoAnn:

Just as a follow-up: In the pdf file. I went to "Tools" > "Basic" > "Select Text" and highlited a paragraph.
I did a "copy" operation, and pasted it into Word. This is what came out:

_____ __0___ ______
__:___ __ __;____ __<_______________________" ____& ______
__________ _____<_ __ ___ ___________;____ ___4___ _=___ ___ _ __
______>____*# __ ____&_____ _______&_____________ _ _____
_ _______&__ _______ __2_________ _______ ___ ____-________
________________-_____'__ __% _____ _"___ __ ___ ___________
_ ______?__&_@___A______ _


When I "copy" into WordPad, I get this (actually, looking at it with WordPad, the black vertical lines are squares):
 0



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4 =   

>*#  &
 
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2



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Not helpful, to say the least . . .
What do you make of that . . . ?

John <><

 

[John]

Sure you can. What do you want to copy and paste?

OK - I have tried to do the "copy" and "paste" thing using more "official" pdf files (probably created using the Adobe suite).
In that case, it *does* work.
So, I guess the choice is between buying the Adobe suite or Publisher 2003.
The actual answer for me will be to print the original pdf document (or part of it), and to manually re-input the text I want.

Thanks for your help!
Happy Valentine's Day to the ladies!

John <><

 

[Mary Sauer]

You can't John, You will have to ask your sender to create a PDF or you will have to
upgrade to 2003. Maybe the sender can put the newsletter on a web site.

Actually 2003 is the best version since 97.
That said, I'd still be willing to convert the newsletter for you.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Not all PDF documents can be copied. File, Document Properties, security tab.