Corel Draw (cdr) to anything edittable.

[Robin Laing]

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 
in the OLD documentation listed cdr files but I tried it and no joy. 
It was late at night and I was tired.

There are a couple of WWW based conversion sites that do it by size 
and number of files.  Mine are all for a volunteer organization with 
no money resources.

I am going to ask our IT people if there is a computer with Corel Draw 
on it that I can use.  Time is a problem for me.
-- 
Robin Laing