converting files to text

[Stephen Dawes]

Thanks Buddy,

I'll be in touch if I can't find the suggested programs.



Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.
Web Business Office, The City of Calgary
PHONE:  (403) 268-5527. FAX: (403) 268-6423
E-MAIL ADDRESS:  sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca




> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 7:51 AM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: RE: converting files to text
>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Umm. Well, it converts to just plain ASCII text, so I suspect it doesn't
> keep much formatting. If you're worried about formatting, you might check
> out WV, which I also have, as it converts to HTML, keeping (I gather, at
> any rate) most formatting intact if it can be rendered in HTML. If I'm not
> very much mistaken, bot support Word 6.0, 95, 97, and 2000. They don't, or
> at least Antiword doesn't, support RTF files though.
>
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV
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