doc to txt

[Paul]

Hi,
Is there anyway, using some scripting, to convert a .doc file to a text file
without using any Microsoft libraries?
Thank you,
Paul

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

There are third party file convertors out there, some of which are most
likely scriptable. I seem to remember using a product called Wordport back
in 1999 or something to mass convert some EBCDIC files to .DOC files, and it
had a pretty extensive file support list. The GUI part of the application
was ungodly ugly, but that doesn't really matter. I scripted all the
conversions using the command-line support the application had. Whether or
not it was also com-automatable, I do not know. Probably. But point being
that there are probably dozens of components out there.

http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+word+document

Ray at home

 

[reclusive.monkey]

Do you have MS Word? If so you could use VBA to convert them using
'Save As Text'.