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RecoverWordDoc 1.2 Info
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RecoverWordDoc v1.2 Documentation
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Please distribute this text document along with RecoverWordDoc, when you
pass it along to your friends and associates.
This utility quickly extracts the readable ASCII text from a corrupted
MS-WORD document.
Registration Info
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This is SHAREWARE! It is not free, or public domain. The price is $5!
I am trying to avoid the hassle and expense of commercial advertising and
distribution, by making this program available through the shareware “try
before you buy” route. Please note the three (3) day trial period. There's
nothing complicated about this very popular and useful utility, no tricky
features it would take time to master. You should know immediately whether
you'd rather send the money, or trash the program.
To register your copy of RecoverWordDoc, send your check or money order for
$5.00 to:
SK Hushing III (RecoverWordDoc 1.2)
PO Box 9745
San Diego, California 92109
Thanks in advance for showing the consideration and honesty to become a
registered user.
Usage Hints
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It's assumed that you have a MS-WORD document that went bad on you for some
unknown reason, and that you have no backup (tsk, tsk!) to which you can
turn for relief.
Run RecoverWordDoc. After the introductory window comes up (have you sent
your $5.00 yet?), click in the window to make it go away.
Next select "Recover…" from the File menu, and then choose the file to be
recovered. RecoverWordDoc will create an ASCII output file by appending
“.RCVR” to the input file name. If you want to recover several files, just
repeat this step until you're done. Use of the command-o keyboard
equivalent will speed up the process slightly.
Version Information
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Version 1.0 was written in Microsoft BASIC, and just copied the letters and
numbers in the ASCII character set. Even though it was compiled, it was
pretty slow, due to heavy use of the BASIC string functions which are none
too quick. For what it did, the application size was pretty large, too.
Blame the BASIC runtime library for that.
Version 1.1 was modified to also copy most of the special characters.
Version 1.2 is a THINK C rewrite for speed, and is the first SHAREWARE
version of this program.
Support
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If you have questions, or suggestions, or <gasp!> find a bug, please let me
know. A note enclosed with your registration payment is most likely to get
my attention.
Otherwise, my GEnie mail address is SHUSHING.
Speaking of support, thanks in advance for yours!