How can I retrieve my address book data??

I have an old Palm V.  My hotsync cable is bad, it won't sync any more.  And it won't charge the palm, which has been out of charge for, oh, maybe a year.
So I've still used the Palm Desktop program, to keep track of my telephone numbers, etc.   Well, my cat sprayed the pc, and I had to get a new one.  Meanwhile, with all the shorting out that happened, the program won't open right.  I copied what I thought were the user files, reinstalled Palm Desktop, and got the program open, HOWEVER, the user box comes up like it's a brand new user, and won't recognize when I paste the files to the directory!!
How do I recover my address book?  I don't care about all the other data, but I NEED this stuff!
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, I have both those files.
On a lark, I tried opening them through Open Office, AND I can see the data!   It's horribly arranged, but at least it's THERE.  So, problem solved, thank you!!
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