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Merge - DOS File Not Converting
DocumentID: 650164
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:57 PM

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

Problem

Symptoms: A DOS file is not converting in merge. The user creates a file in DOS with the echo command "echo (file info)>(file name)". His primary file contains the following information: ^P(file name)^P. He merges the two files together, (^P(file name)^P as the primary file and no secondary file, and gets "error incompatible file format". Solutions: Merge initial settings are irrelevant since they only affect secondary files and this report deals with primary files. 5.1 merge only supports 5.X format for primary files, whereas 5.0 merge supported 4.2 format for primary files, and simple DOS text files look like 4.2 files.

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