Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

3279.0. "WPSPLUS to ASCII conversion outside of ALL-IN-1" by GRANPA::BSPANGLER () Wed Sep 15 1993 20:33

    Customer has a need to convert ALL-IN-1 created WPSPLUS documents (and 
    ssecondarily, DX documents) to ASCII without having to rely on ALL-IN-1
    to do so, i.e. right from VMS.  So far, they are kicking around three
    possible solutions:
    
    	1) The callable interface of WPSPLUS/VMS
    
    	2) CDA
    
    	3) A WPSPLUS Keypak module.  They already use the DX-to- 
    	WordPerfect Keypak module for another application.  This option is
    	rather pricey, and of course, is not Digital's.
    
    Two questions:
    
    	1) Is CDA a viable option to do this?  I don't know much about
    	CDA except what it stands for and that it can be linked into
    	ALL-IN-1.
    
        2)  Are there problems running WPSPLUS/VMS and WPSPLUS/ALL-IN-1 
    	on the same system at the same time?
    
    Any help or recommendations would be appreciated....
    
    
    Bob Spangler

    
    	1) Is CDA a viable option to do this?  I don't know much about
    	CDA except what it stands for and that it can be linked into
    	ALL-IN-1.
    
This should be a viable option.



        2)  Are there problems running WPSPLUS/VMS and WPSPLUS/ALL-IN-1 
    	on the same system at the same time?
    
No.  Both products are designed to run independently of each other.



Richard

    
    re .0
    
    Sounds like the CDA Converter Library is what the customer needs.
    
    This can accept both WPS-PLUS format files, and DX format files, and
    write out text files.
    
    For more info, look in the CDA conference on GALVIA (press KP7 or
    select to add the CDA conference to your notebook.)
    
    Steve.