CONN: MAPPINGS.TXT File Lists Incorrect Conversion File (76092)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Connection Gateway 1.0

This article was previously published under Q76092

SYMPTOMS

Lotus files transferred through the Microsoft Mail Connection Gateway do not transfer correctly with the default MAPPINGS.TXT file installed in the STORE directory. The files may open as blank files, or they may even stop (crash) Excel for the Macintosh. These files are corrupted beyond repair and cannot be opened from within Lotus when they are transferred back to the Mail for PC Networks platform.

CAUSE

The MAPPINGS.TXT file incorrectly lists the following lines:

   .WKS=Lotus 1-2-3 1.x -> Microsoft Excel:TEXT:XCEL:Text
   .WK1=Lotus 1-2-3 2.x -> Microsoft Excel:TEXT:XCEL:Text
   .WK3=Lotus 1-2-3 3.x -> Microsoft Excel:TEXT:XCEL:Text

RESOLUTION

These listings for Lotus 1-2-3 files should end with the word Binary instead of Text. Open file in any text editor that supports saving in a text format and change the lines to the following:

   .WKS=Lotus 1-2-3 1.x -> Microsoft Excel:TEXT:XCEL:Binary
   .WK1=Lotus 1-2-3 2.x -> Microsoft Excel:TEXT:XCEL:Binary
   .WK3=Lotus 1-2-3 3.x -> Microsoft Excel:TEXT:XCEL:Binary

NOTE: The MAPPINGS.TXT file must be located in the MSGATE directory in the Connection store.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/9/1999
Keywords:	KB76092