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Re: A bit rusty. Need simple Word script to copy contents or save as text
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Re: A bit rusty. Need simple Word script to copy contents or save as text


  • Subject: Re: A bit rusty. Need simple Word script to copy contents or save as text
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:34:07 +1000
  • Thread-topic: A bit rusty. Need simple Word script to copy contents or save as text

On 17/8/08 8:47 AM, "Dan Doughtie" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I need to
> copy the text inside the Word doc to a variable where I clean it up then
> write it out as a text file for another process to pick up.

Depending on what version of the OS you're using, consider using the
command-line tool textutil; it'll convert from .doc to text without any need
for Word.

--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>


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