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echo: wperfect
to: BRUCE WILSON
from: FRANK MALLORY
date: 1996-11-25 14:25:00
subject: Re: CV for MS-Word 6.0

 BW>The files in the archive of additional conversion drivers are dated
 BW>2/14/94.  (My CV.EXE is dated 3/21/94, as are my WP.* files; and the
 BW>*.CVX files are 9/13/93 to 3/21/94.)   Those in the 61TO51 with the
 BW>ability to convert from MSW 6.0 are dated 12/5/94.
 BW>The "readme" in 61TO51 suggests the *.CVX file format changed:
 BW>    1.  Using conversion drivers (.CVX files) dated earlier
 BW>    than 12-5-94 may cause unpredictable results.  You can
 BW>    update .CVX conversion drivers by ordering ConvertPerfect
 BW>    2.0d for DOS; call 1-800-321-4566.
 BW>so I'm wondering how you're using 8/8/95 *.CVX files with 3/21/94
 BW>CV.EXE.  (Could it be that the older CV.EXE can use the later CVX
 BW>files, while the newer CV.EXE can't use the older CVX files???)
 BW>(I think I've got WPD 6.0 through 6.0b ... someplace.  AFAIK, they
 BW>never did fix one confirmed bug I found with the initial release;
 BW>and I just gave up on WPD 6.* altogether.)
I gave up on it too. I submitted several bug reports but got no satisfaction.
I am puzzled by the CV situation. The 61TO51.EXE file (self-extracting ARJ, 
not ZIP) contains CV 2.0d; however, it does not include the CVX for MS Word 
6.0, despite the fact that they are dated 12-5-94.
 BW>--- QM v1.30 
--- msged 2.05
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