open MS Word files

[James Cass]

> I was going to suggest using Applescripts to batch-convert all the 
> files to .txt , but I see you're on a PC.

Take a look at Quickeys, which is for Mac and Windows ( 
http://www.cesoft.com/products/qkwin.html ).

Regards...Cassj


On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 01:48  PM, Stephen Quinn Barncard wrote:

> The 'gibberish' of course is the MS Word formatting.
> M$ holds the formats it creates dearly to its wallet and changes them 
> every couple of years to keep us in line to buy new versions of 
> bloated software. The basic word format however has stayed the same 
> from W97 thru the current version, including Mac, according to MS.
>
>
> I was going to suggest using Applescripts to batch-convert all the 
> files to .txt , but I see you're on a PC. Sorry.
>
> I suppose it's possible to detect the version and hack out the text.
> sqb
>
>
> sqb
>
>> I want to open MS Word files and save the text for use in a Rev app.
>> If I open a MS Word doc I have the gibberish chars to deal with.
>>
>> Is there any way to grab the text from a MS Word file without the 
>> gibberish?
>>
>> Is there a way (with a PC) to have MS Word open a doc and then save 
>> it as
>> a text file but have it all done in the background...not require the 
>> user to do
>> this but have it done with a Rev app?
>>
>> The text formatting is not crucial as these files will be used in an 
>> app
>> for the blind and read with the speech capability.
>>
>> tia
>>
>> sims
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