On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 06:22:44PM +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > Hi, > > What's the best console tool (text-mode), to convert ms word files to > plane text? > catdoc, seems ok, works on most files, but looses a lot of formatting. > antiword, seems quite good, but it doesn't work on every file... > > What are people using, any better suggestions?
Daniel, Ooconvert is a command line utility, converts between all 183 formats (!) that openoffice recognizes. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=168329 Requires an openoffice installation. I have not tested it myself. Joel > I have a script here ready to go, so all I have to do is set the prog > variable... I get a lot of these files unfortunately, so any suggestions > would be appreciated. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
