[NTLUG:Discuss] open a .wps file

[Robert Citek]

On 06/22/2007 11:06 AM, jm wrote:
> it appears in the "real" world (as compared to the business world)
> .wps documents are far more popular than .doc documents.  openoffice
> doesn't recognize that extension.  does anyone know of a program or
> series of steps that will allow me to convert these files to a format
> ooo will recognize?  i'm now getting several of these due to the
> people my wife deals with so it's becoming a persistent issue.

wps is an MS Works document:

  http://filext.com/file-extension/wps

Convert to Word then open it in OOo Writer:

  http://preview.tinyurl.com/6c6z2

Converter requires Windows, but may run in Wine under Linux.

Regards,
- Robert