Re: [expert] wpd2sxw
Brent Hasty wrote: I need to convert a whole directory tree of files that are in Word Perfect Document format into OpenOffice files. I was hoping someone could help me with a small script file that will recursevly dive through a tree converting text.wpd to text.sxw leaving them in the same directory side by side using wpd2sxw Brent, Given that the WordPerfect document format is binary and proprietary, like MS Word's is, I don't think anyone will be writing any simple scripts to manage such a covnversion. However, the good news is that there are utilities already written to do at least part of the job for you. Check out this URL, you might find what you are looking for. And maybe someone will be able to write a script the automate the use of one of these tools, and be able to do what you are looking for. Here's the URL: http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ Enjoy! -- Dave Sherman MCSE, MCSA, CCNA "In total we spend almost three years of our lives on the toilet. It's natural and it's normal, so let's learn to say: 'Wow! That's a great toilet!'" - Jack Sim, Restroom Association President Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] wpd2sxw
On Thursday 10 July 2003 10:17 pm, Dave Sherman wrote: > Brent Hasty wrote: > > I need to convert a whole directory tree of files that are in Word > > Perfect Document format into OpenOffice files. > > I was hoping someone could help me with a small script file that will > > recursevly dive through a tree converting text.wpd to text.sxw leaving > > them in the same directory side by side using wpd2sxw > > Brent, > > Given that the WordPerfect document format is binary and proprietary, > like MS Word's is, I don't think anyone will be writing any simple > scripts to manage such a covnversion. wpd2sxw that was mentioned by OP is a standalone app that uses libwpd to convert wpd files to OO.o format, therefore, the script part is easy. for i in ./*.wpd do wpd2sxw $i done or something like that -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] wpd2sxw
On Thursday 10 July 2003 07:16 pm, Dave Sherman wrote: > Brent Hasty wrote: > > I need to convert a whole directory tree of files that are in Word > > Perfect Document format into OpenOffice files. > > I was hoping someone could help me with a small script file that will > > recursevly dive through a tree converting text.wpd to text.sxw leaving > > them in the same directory side by side using wpd2sxw > > Brent, > > Given that the WordPerfect document format is binary and proprietary, > like MS Word's is, I don't think anyone will be writing any simple > scripts to manage such a covnversion. > > However, the good news is that there are utilities already written to do > at least part of the job for you. Check out this URL, you might find > what you are looking for. And maybe someone will be able to write a > script the automate the use of one of these tools, and be able to do > what you are looking for. > > Here's the URL: > http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ > > Enjoy! I understand, as illustrated in my letter the tool of choice is wpd2sxw it works sufficiently for my users needs the only trouble is it only works by hand feeding it one file at a time. I was just interested in bennifiting one of the script kiddies out there for making a neat little wrapper script that would allow a user to feed it say thier home directory and convert all thier legacy corel documents into the *.sxw file format while maintaining the hierarchy of thier tree. maby Mike wants to make an easy few bucks?? ?? -- "The place of the material world in the universe is that of an exquisitely beautiful precipitate or varied cloud-work in the universal Æther, determined by a geometrical necessity" ~ Professor John G. Macvicar1870 ~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
