You told me so (appleworks)

[John McGibney]

> 
> 
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 06:48:31 -0400
> Subject: You told me so (appleworks)
> From: Anne Keller-Smith <earthpigz at earthlink.net>
> Message-Id: <E70F34C5-A8B8-11D8-B535-00039368BC92 at earthlink.net>
> 
> I'm using Appleworks 6.2.7 for personal checkbook/budget,
> and it's been going pretty well, although I certainly credit
> respondents who reported frustration with clunkiness of
> the program. Compared to Excel, it is indeed clunky.
> 
> Main problem I'm having is my file keeps corrupting.
> This is a real no-go for financial data. I have had to
> re-enter two weeks worth of receipts TWICE, and am
> now pretty steamed.
> 
> Also, it seems to me that when you quit the program
> doesn't prompt save, as does practically every other
> program on the planet, because it keeps asking me
> if I want to restore changes not saved on quitting.
> 
> Perhaps this is the trouble? Hard to remember when
> the rest of the universe prompts me to save any unsaved
> files.
> 
> The exact error is "the file appears to be damaged and
> cannot be opened."
> 
> I was thinking pointing Disk First Aid at it might help
> patch it up, but now I'm wondering if I should throw
> out the program (and my $80) and see if I can get
> an X copy of Excel, pirate or no. I just cannot have my
> financial data giving me these damage messages
> constantly.
> 
> I will have to call Apple about this because the Disk
> First Aid on the Jaguar install disks bleats that it isn't
> compatible with Classic (?) - Why would it be? We're
> talking X here, all the way.
> 
> Thanks for any info, and if all this is too elementary
> for you guys, I understand.
> 
> Anne Keller Smith
> Down to Earth Web Design
> G4 733mHz (OS X 10.2.0/Classic)
> Graphite iBook 333mHz (OS 9.0.2)
> mailto:earthpigz at earthlink.net
> http://www.downtoearthweb.com

As I recall version 6.2.7 was buggy on some people's machines. Try updating
to version 6.2.9.

Also If you're in X try deleting the file com.apple.appleworks.plist
>From your library/preferences folder.

If you're in 9 then delete the appleworks preferences folder.

HTH
John