File format??

[defjef]

If you upgrade to vw 11, and open older files... such as vw 8.52... are they converted to vw 11? Does a vw 8 version of the opened file remain which can be used again in VW8.. or once opened in vw 11, you cannot move back again?

Please elaborate...

[jan15]

With version 10, the original version 8 file is left untouched on the disk, but a new version 10 file is created in RAM. When you save to disk, you save as version 10, but all you have to do is use a different file name, so you don't overwrite the old version 8 file. VW helps avoid that: the default file name for saving is the old one with "v10" added to the end of it.

There's also an option to export to a version 8 disk file, in which case the default file name has a "v8" added to the end.

And you can keep both versions installed at the same time, and choose which one automatically opens VW files.

Once in a while something gets screwed up in translating between versions, but it's usually minor.

[babagre]

Hi, I'm new to the forum.

I've been using VW9 Landscape for a while (mostly self taught) and now I've moved up to VW 11.

I've read the Users guide & it says that you can export VW11 files in older formats (VW10,9,8 etc.) I see the export to VW 10 option, but the people that i'm working with have VW9 & can't open VW10 or 11 files.

How can convert a vw11 file to vw9?

Thanks, BC

[Guest]

You should see an export to VW 9 and VW 8 in the same File>Export menu.