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excerpt: "Welcome to part 3 of the QL <--> MSDOS applications data transfer series. In this section, we will examine the transfer of data from QL Abacus/XCHANGE to MSDOS Lotus. This transfer is of spreadsheet data (both entered and calculted) only. Cell formulas are not transfered, but the result calculated by the formula is."
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# QL Abacus <-> MSDOS Lotus

Welcome to part 3 of the QL <–> MSDOS applications data transfer series. In this section, we will examine the transfer of data from QL Abacus/XCHANGE to MSDOS Lotus. This transfer is of spreadsheet data (both entered and calculted) only. Cell formulas are not transfered, but the result calculated by the formula is.