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CONVERT.EXE - DisplayWrite Codes Aren't Equiv
DocumentID: 651881
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:10 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: When converting from RFT format to WordPerfect, using CONVERT.EXE, the user is receiving the error message, "ERROR Invalid Body Text Structure, Invalid Text Unit," and the conversion utility then says the conversion was not successful. Apparently whenever the Convert utility finds a stop command in the document (which was placed in the original document), the conversion fails. Solutions: The Convert Program isn't interpreting stop commands nor spell markings. The user must remove stop commands or spell markings until WordPerfect changes the program to handle these codes. Stop codes are also called prompted stops in DisplayWrite. WordPerfect doesn't have any equivalent codes. The stop code is used to put in a one line explanation. For example, if you were typing up a form and wanted to explain that you wanted certain, specific information here, then you would put in a prompted stop and type your message in at the display prompt, so that when a user comes to the information, a bell will sound and the message will display at the bottom of the screen. Spell markings are words that get marked during a spell execution. There isn't an equivalent WordPerfect code.

The customer was informed of two work arounds:
1.      Do a global search and replace in DisplayWrite to remove the required stop codes
2.      Retrieve the RFT document into DisplayWrite and save it as a DW file. Then use CONVERT.EXE to convert it from DW to WP51.

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