>Hi
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>I have to automate a process in which I receive a Lotus 123 file (.wks) file to an Excel format (.xls or .csv).
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>I cannot rely on using Lotus and/or Excel as neither will be installed on the server where the process will run (and this is not an option).
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>Does anybody knows a magic trick?

Not sure that a .wks is Lotus - is it actually a Microsoft Works file?

If it is Lotus you want to convert, a quick Web search found this: http://www.processtext.com/abclotus.html