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Converting old files into Excel format

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by red dragoon

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One of my clients got sent some files from a program called SuperCalc. No one even has this software anymore. Is there a way to convert these files into Excel (Office) format without paying several hundred dollars to purchase the latest version of SuperCalc?

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by liquidcoolit

I know that some of the Supercalc Files where in a CSV format. What you could do is open the file / import it as a CSV file. and that might sort out all the data in it into columns

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by red dragoon

These files are .CAL. Also, I could try to import them, but you'll have to explain the step by step instructions to import them because Excel won't even open them.

by yousuf_300

If the files you are trying to use from SuperCalc are in CSV format, then they should automatically open up in excel. Try using ultra edit, a formating tool you can download of the net to take a look at those files, may give you some more luck.

by liquidcoolit

The method to open the file would be to go into Excel, Then go to File, Open, Select All Files, then select the .cal file. It will then show you a text import wizard. Select Delimited, then click next, and choose Tab, Semi colon, and comma. Then click next and then finish. It should show the file now in excel in seperated columns

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by red dragoon

I tried that, but the format of the info is practically illegible. I need this to be in a format that requires the least possible clean up work. Thanks anyhow.

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