Series 3 to Office Data Conversions

[martin brown]

I am trying to convert Series 3 data using Psiwin2.3.3 to Access. I too have an error message, Unable to convert file, path invalid etc.
This only seemed to start happening after I loaded Office Professional. (Prior to that conversion seemed ok, but I didn't have a Database to view the files with).
I have subsequently uninstalled, and reinstalled Psiwin, but it has made no difference.
I have found that using the Convert Files program, you can convert "series 3 data" to "EPOC" successfully (sometimes), and then convert "EPOC" to Access, but you cannot convert "Series 3 data" straight to Access.
Before I loaded Office, I had the option to convert straight from "EPOC" but that file type now does not appear in the extensions list - when trying to convert I only get the option of Series 3 data.
Does anybody have the answer ?
There is also a secondary problem, in that occasionally it also has an annoying habbit of not being able to connect to the Psion, when at other times it's perfect.....

[stefank60]

Martin Brown wrote:

I have found that using the Convert Files program, you can convert "series 3 data" to "EPOC" successfully (sometimes), and then convert "EPOC" to Access, but you cannot convert "Series 3 data" straight to Access

Hi Martin

How do you achieve this please ?

Has anyone any soluction to series 3 not converting to access ?

Thanks

Stefan:confused:

[MikeMcC]

Originally posted by stefank60
Martin Brown wrote:

I have found that using the Convert Files program, you can convert "series 3 data" to "EPOC" successfully (sometimes), and then convert "EPOC" to Access, but you cannot convert "Series 3 data" straight to Access

Hi Martin

How do you achieve this please ?

Has anyone any soluction to series 3 not converting to access ?

Thanks

Stefan:confused:
Err...you have just read the solution to Series 3 Data files not converting directly to Access. Convert from Series 3 Data to EPOC Data (Series 5 etc.) and then convert that to Access, although if this doesn't work, you will have to save the Data file in the S3 as a delimited text file and open that in a PC.

The "Convert Files" application is part of PsiWin 2.3 - go to

"Start > Programs > PsiWin 2.3 > Convert Files".

[stefank60]

Thanks for that Mike excuse me if I seem thick on this - I'm not -I'm just new to Psiwin and converting files. I have no manual for psiwin so have to figure it out for myself and from help pages and hopefully a little help from you guys here.

So just to get 100% clear on your reply are you saying it is Impossible to convert direct from series 3 to Access ? I though this was something that psiwin did do ?

I will have to try and convert to epoc then access if I can work this out, though, as stated in another post on here, I have even had problems just copying a data files to the PC with no conversion - any ideas on this ?

Many thanks

Stefan

[martin brown]

Am I understanding this?......Is the only way to convert Series 3 data to Access is via an intermediate conversion to "EPOC"?
Is there any way that Series 3 data can be imported into Microsoft Works or Excel any easier?
Thanks for your help.

[MikeMcC]

So just to get 100% clear on your reply are you saying it is Impossible to convert direct from series 3 to Access?No, I'm not saying that it is impossible, but I can't get it to work and I suspect it might depend on a number of factors such as which version of PsiWin, in which version of Windows and with which version of Access installed :)

I have just tried converting directly from S3 Data to Access and it didn't work. I did manage to convert S3 Data to EPOC Data and then EPOC Data to Access.

This was with PsiWin 2.3.3 in Windows XP with Access 2002 installed.

[MikeMcC]

Am I understanding this?......Is the only way to convert Series 3 data to Access is via an intermediate conversion to "EPOC"?No, it is not the only way if you can get the direct conversion to work - see my reply above.
Is there any way that Series 3 data can be imported into Microsoft Works or Excel any easier?Save the Data file in the Series 3 machine as a delimited text file and import that?

[stefank60]

Hi All

Thanks for that reply Mike.

i too have had success converting from 3mx to epoc and then to Access. Windows 98se and I think office 2000.

Though I did get some eroneous characters -but nothing too serious.

Now I just need to get to grips with access - never used it before LOL :D