Convert Microsoft Works Database (.wdb) to CSV or Excel Without Microsoft Works Installed

Microsoft Works comes with most of the windows based PC’s for free. It is a basically an entry level office or home productivity software suite that  includes word processor, spreadsheet and database. Well, this provides an opportunity to create documents, workbook and databases without purchasing or upgrading to Microsoft Office. Most of the users now opt to use the fully featured Microsoft Office that offers Word, Excel, and Access. They usually  uninstall the Microsoft Works. However, if they have the files created in Microsoft Works do not open. This is due to the databases in. wdb file extension created by Microsoft Works. The DB files might contain some important data that needs to be retrieved. There’s a third-party program that can rescue the data into database.

The  Works Database Converter helps you to recover the data, if database files created in Microsoft Works exist. But the program doesn’t open the database. Works Database Converter can be used to convert the old Microsoft Works Database (*.wdb) files (like MS Works 3 and 4) into a spreadsheet that is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Excel. The data is extracted on the best effort that generates one table of data per file that is processed. The compatibility may be affected by the numeric fields. The Works Database Converter is a Java applet and can be run using Java Webstart.

In case you have Microsoft Works installed, use the Works Database to export and save the database in CSV or other transferable format that can be used to import into Excel, Access or other program.