I have Corel X3, and was just sent some files that appear to have been done in X3, but they won't open. I get this message:
Either <file name> is not importable using the selected filter, or this format is not supported.
Any idea what might be wrong?
Hello Linaik; Post the file here so we can take a look at it. If it is to large you could use a Drop Box. And you can email me the file and I'd be glad to try it.
George ( george@vasigns.net )
Thank you for the offer, George. Unfortunately, these figures contain client sensitive information and I don't think I should be sharing them.
Do you have a hex editor such as PSPAD ?
If you do, then you can check whether it really is a version X3 CDR file by looking at the top of the file.
If the 8th-10th characters are CDR and the 11th character is D (13 in binary, or X3) then you do have an X3 CDR file.
If you don't have a hex editor, you can look at the top of the file in notepad, but it will not be well formatted and you should be very careful not to save the file afterwards.
I opened it in Notepad. The character it says CDRE, not CDRD.
Does that mean it is a newer version of CorelDraw?
Yes, that would be X4 but I would also expect the first two characters to be PK because version X4 onwards uses the PKZIP file format.
X4 files will not open in X3, but the person who sent you the files should be able to use file > save as and select version 13 for compatibility with X3.
You should also be able to right click on the file and select properties. Open the Detail Tab to see what version created it.
Looking at properties, it says X3. It also says X3 under "Type" in the directory.
Hello Jack; unfortunately if you have X7 it shows it is a X7 file weather it is or not.
George
TheSign Guy said: Hello Jack; unfortunately if you have X7 it shows it is a X7 file weather it is or not. George
Interesting, I was not aware of that. My mistake.