Saving an AppleWorks database file as text

I could have sworn that I had success last week opening an AppleWorks database file, choosing "Save As..." and then saving my database as a text file. However, I am trying to do this right now, and "text" is not available as an option when I choose "Save As..." I'm starting to wonder if maybe I am mistaken and that I was never able to do this. I have read several forum posts where folks have made reference to "save your database as text," but I'm starting to doubt that this can be done. If an AppleWorks database CANNOT be saved as text, then I am stunned. I recently bought FileMaker Pro 8.5, and I would be absolutely bewildered if there was no way to move an AppleWorks database over to FileMaker. Converting to text isn't pretty, but at least that would work. But is it true that I am not able to save an AppleWorks database as text? Is there any other way to move data from an AppleWorks database file to FileMaker?

Hello
Saving as text is the only way to transfert AW6 data to FileMaker.
As you are unable to do that, I assumes that you moved AppleWorks out of its standard folder where it must stay with its companions folders:
Starting Points
AppleWorks Essentials
The translators are stored in "AppleWorks Essentials:Translators" folder.
If you moved the app, it would be unable to find (and use) these translators.
I wish to add that I don't like this formulae.
When I need to save a database as a text file, I activate a layout containing all the fields (at least all those which are not calculated ones.
I select Options > Show all records then, I copy all ans paste into a new WP documentwhich I save as an ASCII file.
Doing that,
-- I keep the contents of longtext fields (1004 characters)
-- I keep the comma which is used in france as decimal separator (it is replaced by a period when I save directly as a text file).
Now, Santa Claus is tired and leaves you to sleep;-)
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mardi 26 décembre 2006 00:40:50)

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