Convert Microsoft Works Database (.wdb) to CSV or Excel Without Works Installed
Microsoft Works is a basic entry-level office or home productivity software suite that includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and a database. Microsoft Works is packaged in most Windows-based PC for free, allowing users who doesn’t yet purchase and upgrade to Microsoft Office a way to create their documents, workbooks and databases.
Over the time, many users may opt to use full featured Microsoft Office with the like of Word, Excel, and Access, and has uninstalled Microsoft Works. When Microsoft Works no longer existed or installed, the files that created by it cannot or unable to be opened anymore. It’s the case for databases in. wdb file extension created by Microsoft Works.
When Works DB file cannot be opened, read, extracted or viewed as there is no more supported program Microsoft Works installed on the system, it’s almost considered lost. If there is important data inside the database, Works Database Converter, a third-party program can be used to try to salvage the data into the database.
Note: If you still have Microsoft Works installed, just use the Works Database to export and save the database in CSV or other transferable format that can be used to import into Excel, Access or other program.
Works Database Converter is useful when users only has the database file created by Microsoft Works, but without the program to open the DB. Works Database Converter can convert old Microsoft Works Database (*.wdb) files (e.g. MS Works 3 and 4) into a spreadsheet compatible with all versions of Microsoft Excel. The data extraction is done on a ‘best-effort’ basis, which works reasonably well provided that you only have one table of data per file that you process. Some compatibility may affect numeric fields.
Works Database Converter is a Java applet, and requires Java program to be installed to run.
Run Works Database Converter using Java Webstart.
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October 22nd, 2009 04:00
Three cheers for you!! This worked beautifully.
October 21st, 2009 02:07
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September 22nd, 2009 20:31
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September 11th, 2009 01:43
Thanks…quick and clean…
September 3rd, 2009 06:24
Thanks a lot it worked superb ..
September 2nd, 2009 17:47
Converted my files quickly and easilet, thanks a million.
August 19th, 2009 14:01
I had a one-time conversion to do and this utility did the trick. Thanks!
July 16th, 2009 14:35
Wow! I have been looking for something like this for a while. This is excellent and it worked so well. Thank you so much!
June 27th, 2009 19:53
Just THANKS!
May 20th, 2009 11:30
Thanks. Converted a spreadsheet quickly, easily and correctly
April 14th, 2009 10:54
This is a great tool and did a good job of a simple mailing database I needed to convert. Thank You!
March 24th, 2009 03:17
I’m not sure why, but this program only produces empty files. I know one of the databases I’m trying to convert has over 1300 records and when WDC converts it, it says that it is “successful” at extracting 260 records, and then produces a blank CSV or Excel file. And I’m using updated Java/newest version of WDC. Not useful for me.
January 15th, 2009 17:56
Nice tool, but it doesn’t helped me, because many cells are cut off – only a few character where converted. I don’t know if this might be a bug – so this tool is a very good idea but completely useless for me
January 7th, 2009 05:05
Thanks, this saved me so much time!!! Unlike a lot of things these days it just simply works
January 5th, 2009 02:30
excellent applet – saved me hours of time. Thank you very much.
December 20th, 2008 23:43
thank you very much for this precious gift!
I could fully restore a corrupted .wdb file, saving a lot of time.