I just purchase the full version of X7, because my CorelDRAW X3 was too old to qualify for the upgrade. Unfortunately the very first time I attempted to open one of my older images I received this beautiful error.
This file was last saved in version 3.0. Files from CorelDRAW 5 and earlier versions are no longer supported and cannot be opened or imported in CorelDRAW version 17.0.
I cannot find any discussions or information on how to migrate these images. I still have my X3 installation, so I suppose I can export the image into a compatible format of some type. However, I am really irritated that Corel doesn't seem to have this documented in an easy to find location. I seem to remember having this problem back when I bought X3 and having to use a third party tool to migrate my older Corel images. Is there such a tool available today? (I found one that would convert them to AI format.)
Note to Corel: This is really unprofessional. You said I couldn't get a discount to upgrade older software, but did not mention that the images would be incompatible and not importable.
For the record: I exported is as an AI file in CorelDRAW X3 and opened it in CorelDRAW X7 without any problems, quickly made the changes that I needed for the website update and saved it as a CDR file. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have a working copy of X3. How is it the Adobe team knows how to maintain format compatibility over the years, but the Corel team doesn't?