Sliding Door Lock

A quick learner from Bluffton SC says:
Just purchased an older home. The door "handles" are not working properly. I think the distance between the holes on the handle is 6 5/8 inches wide

Is there any way to replace these handles with an actual handle? I hate to removed the entire door frame due to the handles. Work around? Appreciate your help. You came to the rescue several months ago on window hardware. May need a lot of helpin the coming months on this home. Thanks for your help Chuck
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Emily from SWISCO responded:

Hi, Chuck. 

Your handle set resembles our 82-002WK with 6-5/8" hole spacing. This handle set is compatible with the 88-009 pull handle, along with the others listed under the related items section of the handles product page, but it can only be mounted on the inside of the door. This style of handle set is not meant to use a pull handle on the outside of the door. Take a look and see what you think. 

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