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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:38:29 +0100
From: Ross Gardler <rgardler@apache.org>
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Subject: [OT] Re: Extracting content from Microsoft word into Forrest
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Here is the respons Anil gave regarding batch conversion of Word files 
using OO, I've not read the thread, site seems to be down at the moment.

Anil Ramnanan wrote:
 > Ross Gardler wrote:
 >
 >>> I would like to see something like:
 >>>
 >>> oowriter myfile.doc -output myfile.sxw
 >>>
 >>> It seems quite common for any organization to have a big buch of word
 >>> files, so if you can doit by command line then you can create a 5
 >>> minutes script to convert all of these files. I does not matter if
 >>> that takes a week or two because is the server who does the job not 
you.
 >>>
 >>>
 >
 > Here is a post on the OpenOffice Forum that shows you how to build a
 > batch converter. You just write a macro to convert the documents and
 > open in open office
 >
 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4163
 >
 > Thre is a very good converter at the OpenOffice Macros project. It isn't
 > commmand line though. Download the Document Converter and it will
 > provide an OpenOffice macro that will convert an entire folder from one
 > supported format to another.
 >
 > http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooomacros/
 >
 > Anil.
 >
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