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Missing DLL

fhillcpa — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:47:06 GMT

I've recently run into a problem with WPOffice X5. I know it's an old version, but maybe some of the old timers can help here.

The first indication was that upon opening up any WPOffice application, I get the error message: "Error: 38 - WordPerfect Office files have been damaged or modified. Please reinstall from your original source."

I tried restoring a previous restore point on my system since I had recently installed upgrades from MS to my windows 7 software. That failed - same error message.

Next, I tried reinstalling the software from my original disk. During the install, I received the error message that a required file was missing from my system. The name was CTL3D32.DLL. I checked and the file is in two places in my windows folders. \Windows\SysWOW64\ and another with a much longer location name. I clicked through the error message and the reinstall completed. After reinstalling, I tried to run QuattroPro and received the same error message as above; i.e. Error: 38 ....

This happened this week. In fact, on Monday, I used WordPerfect with no problems. My antivirus software does not indicate a problem, nor has any other program failed to run -- at this point.

Suggestions?

I'm running windows 7 pro and it's updated to current.

Quattro Pro Crash on Save

Joe B — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:56:02 GMT

My laptop system is a Dell Precision M4300 and MSOFT XP w latest SP and bug fixes all current.

I am running X5 for about 2 years. My problem file has 5 separate files: 1 parent and 4 children, all linked.

The 4 children are data files with NETPVs, Durations, IRRs with results stuff taken from the same cash flow source stream sheet in the parent.

I built the 4 children in Sept 2012 and everything seemd OK except for an occasional load which may have been too much for the system to handle. My system had been relatively "save" error free - but I have expereienced numerous "crash on save" events - but things had got stable whne learned to load Windows Task Manager since the main file is about 5 mg. I watch the monitor and CPU before moving on. I am not running macros; I use lots of references to sheets and data. I have made minimal "development" changes (a new chart or 2 among about 50-60 spread throughout about 10 sheets) again with no apparent issues.

My last "save" was May 5, 2013. We loaded Bitdefender on or about May 24, 2013.

Recently, my system crashed on startup with "\$Mft" error which appears to be a file tracking system table.

Now, I cannot "Open", or "Open/Modify", and then "Save" or "Save As" any parent file which has the links supported by the 4 children.

I can "Save" big data files that have 5 mg with absolutely no problem. (No "Links").

I loaded SP 3 to see if it would "fix" the $Mft and we are planning to reinstall XP from scratch.

1) Are "linked" files a known problem?

2) Should I migrate back to QPro 11?

3) Should I have a single laptop system just to run these QPro files?

4) Is there ANY procedure or PROTOCOL for saving children first, then parent? (It did not seem to make a difference.)

5) Any help here?

Cheapest price for X6

Bellanca Cruisemaster — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:35 GMT

I'm a long time WP user since WPDOS5.1 and have been a beta tester for a few versions. I haven't updated since X3 because quite frankly the newer versions really didn't add anything as far as what I could put on paper. But now that newer versions of Windows are out, I need to upgrade. I was shocked that I can no longer get the academic version as a non-profit like I used to. Also one has to have at least X4 to get the upgrade price, even though I have every version from DOS5.1 to X3. Looks like the cheapest I can get away with is the $199 standard version. That's too much when OpenOffice is free. I can live with the frustrations of no reveal codes at that price.

Any help on where I can get X6 at a reasonable price? WP Is all I need, not the other stuff in the suite.

Bruce

CTRL Left Arrow Key short cut

shesser — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:49:30 GMT

The LEFT+CTRL arrow key is suppose to move you to the previous word in document. For some reason in Office STD X6, it does not. Looking at the keyboard shortcuts, the keys are set correctly. All my machines that have X6 do not work. I have some WP 9 machines that this works fine on. Anyone run across this and if so, how did you correct it? X6 version 16.0.0.428

QPro 5 - "Netpv" function

Joe B — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:23:01 GMT

I am not a mathematician.

The 'netpv" function contains a switch to allow for "path" dependent values in the netpv function.

I have tried this on a series of cash flows and it obviously changes the "netpv" amount.

My cash flows are annual with a varying annual interest rate.

Is there any documentation on what the "path dependent" switch does?

I can't find anything.

Option to create a New WordPerfect X6 document is missing from Explorer context menu

infologic — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:46:18 GMT

I have Corel WordPerfect Office X6 installed on a Windows 7 PC. When I open my Documents folder, or any other folder for that matter, right-click in the folder and select New the option to create a "New WordPerfect X6 Document" is missing. Other WordPerfect Office products are present but not this one.

I have done quite a bit of research and found a number of articles relating to this, explaining how to create relevant registry keys, and they appear to be all present and correct but still the option I require is missing.

Is anybody else aware of this issue or can suggest what to do to resolve it?

Many thanks

David

WordPerfect and Windows 8

FionaB — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:02:38 GMT

I have loaded WordPerfect on to Windows 8. I can open old saved documents but I can't save them again in any format. As soon as I try to do anything, the screen freezes and I have to use control/alt/delete to get out. Having used Corel for the last 20 years, I have now decided not to spend a fortune on upgrading and want to save my documents to Word. Is there anything I can do to save precious date?

Background Color

tex2 — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:47:03 GMT

Can I set WP X6 background color to any RGB selection? All that I read seems to suggest a color picker with some number of discrete colors; however, I need to type on a background color to match the background of another document.

Note: MS Word has a BG color picker w/ a button to another window where I can enter any RGB color. I'm considering switching from MS Word to WP, but cannot find out how or if I can set any BG color.

Activation limit

lyster — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:52:06 GMT

How many installs will an X5 license permit (standard), and if you need more how much will they cost?

Can I add prompt when moving location of folders?

Audrey — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:55:26 GMT

We have multiple users on a network version of WP 12. Some people have slippery fingers and will accidentally drag one folder into another without realizing it. Is there some way I can get WP to prompt "are you sure you want to move this file?" or something similar to the prompt it gives when deleting files/folders?

Appreciate any help! Thaniks.

Trying to install WordPerfect Office X6 on a 2nd computer

skinned — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:25:10 GMT

I bought WordPerfect Professional Office X6 as an upgrade version.

I have installed it on one computer running Windows 7. The license says that I can install it on three separate computing devices, and I have a licensed version of MS Office 2007 on this computer, running Windows 8.

I had trouble installing this software on the first computer. But that time I was able to open a chat session with Corel customer support. Now I can't see anywhere to even do that.

My problem is that, having entered the serial number, the install program responds that "The serial number is invalid." So if I have permission, according to the EULA, to install on more than one computer, how do I go about doing so? Why is the serial number invalid? How do I get a valid serial number for the second install? And why the hell is it so hard to find any help with this installation?

Is Corel going down, and taking WordPerfect with it?

The disappearing spreadsheet

hwm333 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:42:00 GMT

I am using QPro X5 (Win7 64bit) and things have gone well until today.. However, I added a sheet (#7) and entered 5 years of business income data on it. I inserted a "spacer" column between each year and I created one pie chart. Subsequently, each time I bring the spread sheet up, QPro goes down in several seconds. I have tried to cut the data out and paste it somewhere else, but "paste" didn't function (ie, no data appeared. I then tried to delete that one sheet, but QPro went down too fast. I then tried to copy the entire spreadsheet to a flash drive and then to another pc. After going through the copy function I found that it wouldn't write on the flash drive. I then tried to rename and delete the entire spreadsheet including the errant sheet - can't do. So, in short, I can't delete, copy, rename or paste anything .

I have a backup of the spreadsheet (less the bad sheet). I have that data on paper so I haven't lost numbers. If anyone out there has an idea of what might be wrong with the bad sheet, or how I can delete it, that will save me from reentering a lot of numbers..

Upgrading to WP Office 6X

bbecker24 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:53:05 GMT

I hope this is the right place to post this. I currently have WordPerfect Office X4 and I'm considering upgrading to the X6 version. I'm a little confused as to the features in the Professional version that are not included in the Standard version. It appears to me the major differences are that Paradox database and PDF Fusion appear to be included with Professional. I see that PDF Fusion is also a separate program. Since I don't care about Paradox, I'm considering upgrading to the Standard version and purchasing PDF Fusion separately. I work with a lot of PDF files that don't usually open properly in my current WP version. I'm hoping the Fusion program will help with that. Does anyone have any experience with this or advice for me about upgrading? Thank you.

Convert Presentations to Flash or video?

jmahun — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:03:34 GMT

There are all sorts of programs out there to convert Powerpoint slide shows to flash or videos, is there anyway to do the same with Presentations shows? I know I can convert a Presentation show to Powerpoint, then to flash/video, but can it be done without the intermediate step? I have Corel VideoStudio; can it be done using that?

16:9 display for WP presentations

revmatthew — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:05:32 GMT

Hi:

Don't know if anyone has done this: but we are transitioning from a video projector with a 4:3 ratio to flat screen TVs with 16:9 ratios. We will run from a win7 computer via splitters etc. using WP presentations X6 pro. I have to this time, set the pages as landscape to give great degree of flexibility. Has anyone had experience or issues with using Presentations on a 16:9 ratio?

My concern is whether or not it will look as good, and if I'll end up with a lot of blank around the edges or have to tweak the resolutions on the TV down to where it really isn't helpful. We're installing two 60" LED units and before spending that kind of money, I'd like to be at least partially sure it'll work.

Suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.

thanks

WordPerfect X4 underlining everything

Drop Forge — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:48:58 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I'm very green when it comes to the use of WordPerfect, but I have a client who uses it quite extensively. Recently I was asked to upgrade their server, taking them from a Novell 5.1 box to a Server 2008 R2 Standard one instead. When I added their PC's to the network, I had to create new local user profiles on their workstations. Everything else seems to be running smoothly in everything they do, except for an irritation in WordPerfect.

On the systems running WordPerfect X4 (I don't think it is effecting the older versions, but I could be mistaken), entire sentences get underlined in red. This never happened before the server upgrade and profile change, and I can't, for the life of me, find out what is causing it. Can someone help a WordPerfect newb sort this out please?

Thanks in advance folks. And I'm sorry if this was covered before. I did a search of the forum but my searches came up blank.

Wordperfect X6 and the Wordperfect 5 to 7 Equation Editor

scnaqvi — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:55:33 GMT

I am still using the very old equation editor. When I updated to X6, I discovered that although it is still there, Wordperfect crashes when I select the button to go back to the document. If someone knows where to find a fix for this I'd appreciate it.

Omnipage export to Wordperfect X5

murphbill — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:57:39 GMT

I have been scanning old papers to Nuance Omnipage. The export to WP X3 is unacceptably loaded with formatting/style changes that are impossible to work with. My workaround is to export to ansi text, import to wordperfect and then use a macro to wipe out the hrt's paragraph by paragraph. Any thoughts on a better way?

Quattro Pro verify true for import

Craig Hankenson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:17:48 GMT

I want Quattro Pro to search through column A to find a name which equals the name in B36. When the equal is found I want the value of the cell in B column opposite the duplicate name in A column, to be copied into C36. I have written the formula @IF(B36=A5)(C36=B5) which shows correct answer for that line but is missing the search formula. What is the formula I need?

Novel glitch in WPx6, not X4, 12

lemoto — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:25:56 GMT

http://www.wpuniverse.com/vb/showthread.php?35426-Issues-with-quot-last-modified-quot-date-on-X6-showing-a-2002-date&p=243523&viewfull=1#post243523

PFDT error message

truebill — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:30:49 GMT

Whenever I open my WPX5, I get a pop up "PFDT Error Message" that says "PFDTLR File Creation Failed". I click on "OK" and the same pop up message. I click on "OK" again and WP opens up just fine.

I don't see any other manifestations of this and it doesn't seem to affect performance, but I'd like to get rid of this.

box drawing is irregular

veronicawright — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:36:11 GMT

Dear Office Community,

WP 15.0.0.528 X5, Win 7 Pro SP 2

I did a search for "box drawing" in all forums but did not get a hit.

This rests on the assumption that the Box Drawing font supplied with WordPerfect is a fixed width font. It does not seem possible for a box font to work otherwise.

Method: Use Courier New 10pt (supplied with Windows). This is a monospaced font. Insert the following special characters from the Box Drawing set to form an upside-down square U:

3,10 3,11 [HRt]

3,9 3,9 [HRt

All lines up correctly. The vertical 3,9s are correctly aligned with both 3,10 and 3,11.

Now use 3,8, a top horizontal, to make the top wider.

3,10 3,8 3,8 3,11

3,8 [space] [space] 3,8

Notice that 3,11 and the right 3,8 are no longer aligned. The same applies if using a hard space [HSpace].

The culprit is most likely 3,8. This can be shown by:

AAAAAA [HRt]

3,8 3,8 3,8, 3,8 3,8 3,8 [HRt]

In a true monospaced font the end of the last 3,8 should align with the end of the A. The screen shows the last 3,8 to end about 2/3 of the width of the A short. Also, the first 3,8 appears to creep into the left margin.

I don't have the font metrics for the TTF New Courier, but it seems a safe bet that all widths of all characters will be the same. My guess is that that the widths of the WP Box Drawing need to be the same. This illustration attempts to show that at least 3,8 is not. The other possibility is that 3,8 is not positioned correctly within its em square, being more to the left than it should.

My solution was to abandon the box drawing characters and just use + - and | from the Courier font. Not nearly as pretty, but at least there is alignment.

Thanks,

Veronica

Hello All

Hwarriors — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:30:12 GMT

Once upon a time, many years ago I used to use Borland Paradox and did a lot of programming and working with it. Well life went on without these needs and now I find Corel has ownership of Paradox and of course the many changes within it.

What is the learning curve of such a novice now and one that used it quite extensively in the DOS world years ago.

Any tips would be welcomed!

P.S. Years ago, there were so many books for training and teaching Paradox and now, for Paradox 11 in Wordperfect office pro X6 I cannot for the life of me find any books avail. Any Suggestions?

Thank You

William

WordPerfect x6 copy and paste

Bryan — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:27:57 GMT

When I make changes to the doc for example copy and paste letter appears in the tool bar or down at the bottom of the page. Very annoying

(1) The epub creator says Kindlegen is out of date (2) Business development opportunity

PaloDuro — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:22:20 GMT

I am an aspiring author who bought WordPerfect Standard Office 6 mainly to get its ebook creation feature, which so far does not work for me.

I write to ask for help with the apparent problem that keeps ebook creation from working, and to point out that ebook creation seems a way for WordPerfect to get a tiny business advantage in the marketplace.

First, the problem.

The standard version of WordPerfect Office 6 includes a project -- a macro of sorts, I think -- that will create a .mobi ebook, which can be uploaded to Amazon.com or converted (outside of WordPerfect) into an .epub ebook. However, I found the standard WordPerfect Office 6 ebook project capability did not work for me.

Thus I paid $10 more to download WordPerfect's ebook module. That worked better, but so far only gets about 75% of the job done.

The problem is that, at about the 75% completion point in its workflow, the module hands off the document to Amazon.com's "Kindlegen," which is pretty much the industry standard code for creating a .mobi ebook. (The hand off, by the way, seems to make eminently good sense.) Kindlegen then completes the ebook creation.

You have to download and install Kindlegen (which is free from Amazon.com) before you can use WordPerfect to create a .mobi ebook. This is where the problem comes in.

WordPerfect has two ways to download Kindlegen. You can choose to have WordPerfect automatically make the download and install Kindlegen on your computer. When I choose this option, WordPerfect does the download and installation. It then gives me an error message that the version of Kindlegen downloaded is out-of-date. It tells me to try the second of my two options.

The second option is clicking on a link that takes me to what seems to be the correct Amazon.com download page for Kindlegen. I then do the download and installation manually. However, I get the same error message: WordPerfect tells me my copy of Kindlegen is out of date and the ebook creation module refuses to run without the current copy (which I actually seem to have just installed).

Summed up, WordPerfect's very promising ebook module will not work because it thinks the current version of Kindlegen is out of date.

Next I point out the tiny business advantage for WordPerfect.

Those who use Apple computers already have at least two good ways to create an ebook, if they so desire. One is a program called Legend Maker. The other is a routine built into Apple's iWorks. Gaining market share for the WordPerfect ebook creator does not look so easy among Apple users.

Among PC users, it is a different story. There are two general approaches to creating one's ebook all by oneself. One approach is to create an ebook at the sites of distributors Kobo, Nook Press, or Amazon's Kindle Publishing. Their approaches all seem to work fine, but there might be restrictions on taking an ebook file from one place and using it elsewhere. I think ebook authors might want to create an ebook on their own PC computers and have full control over it.

Those ebook authors face the second approach: Finding an application to create the ebook. There are about five ways to do this. Each has its adherents, and one can maybe get a good ebook each way. I find that using the five ways is not so easy, that I sometimes don't know if I can trust what would be installed on my PC, that documentation can be scant, that quality varies, and that I am not so sure one or two of them will even be around six months hence. Reasonable persons might disagree with me on any of these points. My view, all the same, is that this tiny market is fragmented and ripe for consolidation. If a well-respected company like Corel moved in and offered a good product, that company would own the tiny market.

Were Corel to do so, I imagine there would never be huge sums of money to be gained by them. Having the best ebook publishing software is more like having the best, say, real estate title litigation template, or whatever. You might sell WordPerfect Office to some real estate title lawyers, who would maybe use nothing else just to get that template. However, there might not be a lot of those customers.

Digital Rights Management (DRM) might enter into this discussion, but I ignore it for now. My view is that DRM is not worth bothering with for the purposes being discussed. Reasonable persons could disagree.

To sum this part up, Corel without much effort, and almost no expense, could dominate a tiny market. All they have to do is fix the out-of-date Kindlegen problem.