Corel Draw (cdr) to anything edittable.

[Robin Laing]

Frederick Alexander Thomssen wrote:
> On Friday 04 March 2005 17:10, Robin Laing wrote:
> 
>>P Jones wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:39:23 -0700, Robin Laing
>>>
>>><Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>
>>>>I was tasked last night to recover some archived files and came across
>>>>the problem of using proprietary file formats.
>>>>
>>>>I have 44 Corel Draw files that I need to convert to something that I
>>>>can either view or actually edit such as OOo Draw.
>>>>
>>>>Has anyone come across a solution other than the obvious, find a
>>>>Windows computer, find a copy of Corel Draw and install Corel Draw?
>>>>
>>>>I searched for over 2 hours and tried everything that I could.
>>>>
>>>>I have also posted a message to the ImageMagick list as well.
>>>>
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>--
>>>>Robin Laing
>>>
>>>Hi Robin;
>>>
>>>If you find anything on this please let the list know (or at least me
>>>;-) ). I've looked for years for a linux solution to CDR files, and
>>>have never found anything. I have several hundred CDR files that I'd
>>>like to convert, and the only solution I've come up with is a file by
>>>file conversion to some other format (WMF or CGM) from within a
>>>Win/CorelDRAW installation.
>>>
>>>-P
>>
>>In my searches last night I did come across one software package that
> 
> 
> *mhhh and which software package?
> 
> 

I cannot remember.  It was about midnight after being up since 05:30. 
  In one of the revision comments it stated better support for Corel 
CDR files.  But I tried it and there was no luck.  I may still have 
the file on my home computer and I will check.

Being Friday, some people are not in today but I did hear of someone 
that is supposed to have Corel Draw on their computer.  I found a copy 
of Corel Draw 11 but it won't install on the Windows computer I have 
as I only have win95.


-- 
Robin Laing