XL2000: Incorrect Quattro Pro Converter Information in Help (231118)

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Excel 2000 Help states that Excel can open Quattro Pro files with the extensions .wb2 and .wb3, which are for Quattro Pro for Windows versions 6.0 and 7.0. This is partially incorrect. Excel can directly open files for Quattro Pro for Windows up through version 5.0, including Quattro Pro/DOS (*.wq1) and Quattro Pro 1.0/5.0 for Windows (*.wb1). Excel can also open Quattro Pro for Windows 7.0 files (*.wb3) with the Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter for Excel 2000.

NOTE: The Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter does not support the Quattro Pro 7.0/8.0 WB3 file format from Quattro Pro for Windows 8.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

NOTE: The information listed in the readme file for Excel 2000, Xlread9.txt, is partially correct and is located on CD1 in the following folder:

<CD-ROM drive:>\pfiles\msoffice\office

MORE INFORMATION

The following Help topics are incorrect:

Help Topic: Limitations of opening and converting Quattro Pro files in Microsoft Excel

In the section "Supported Quattro Pro versions", the following text is incorrect:

Excel can directly open files from Quattro Pro for Windows versions up through 8.0.

It should read:

Excel can directly open files from Quattro Pro for Windows versions up through 5.0. Excel can also open Quattro Pro for Windows 7.0 with the Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter for Excel 2000, which is available for download at http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/qp7conv.aspx.

NOTE: The Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter does not support the Quattro Pro 7.0/8.0 WB3 file format from Quattro Pro for Windows 8.0.

Help Topic: How do I open files created in Quattro Pro?

In the first paragraph, the following text is incorrect:

Microsoft Excel 2000 can open Quattro Pro version 5.0 for Windows (WB1), version 6.0 for Windows (WB2), and version 7.0 for Windows (WB3).

It should read:

Microsoft Excel 2000 can open Quattro Pro/DOS version 5.0 (WQ1) and Quattro Pro version 5.0 for Windows (WB1) and version 7.0 for Windows (WB3) (with the Quattro Pro for Windows 7.0 Converter for Excel 2000).

NOTE: The Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter does not support the Quattro Pro 7.0/8.0 WB3 file format from Quattro Pro for Windows 8.0.

Help Topic: File format converters supplied with Microsoft Excel

In the section "Other spreadsheet programs and databases", the following format should not be included:

.wb2 (Quattro Pro version 6.0 for Windows)