Dave Stevens wrote, On 05/09/2008 03:02 PM:
Hi,
I have a MS Word file from several years ago that I want to look at.
Are you sure it is Word and not Write or Works?
I had one from Write which a decade later I wanted the data from, I ended up
having to find an OLD version of Word (the new ones did not handle it) to open
the file and then save as Word95, so I could then use OOo.
I expect similar or worse from a Works document.
I can not
open it with OpenOffice Writer, Abiword, gedit. All give a message that
indicates there is something wrong with the file format - character encoding,
damaged file etc. But when I use less to view the contents I get an initial
warning that the file may be binary (fair enough, it is) then it shows me the
content I more or less expected, though horribly unformatted and hard to
read.
It is all text that I want, no figures or graphics. As far as I know I could
cut and paste from less, or use a hex editor, but that is horribly tedious
for 35 pages or so of text. Anyone have a suggestion?
If you have a friend who is still infected with MS products, you could ask for
help converting to a newer format.
But since you don't care about the figures/graphics the easiest Unix way is:
strings file.doc > file.unformatted.txt
then pull that into your favorite editor to apply formatting.
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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter
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