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Title: "ASK THE WIZARDS"
Moderator:QUARK::LIONEL
Created:Mon Oct 30 1995
Last Modified:Mon May 12 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1857
Total number of notes:3728

1518.0. "Open: utility to convert MS Word docs" by STAR::JKEENAN () Mon Feb 03 1997 12:21

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Name: Eddy De Greef
Email Address: [email protected]
CPU Architecture: VAX and Alpha
Version: v 6.2
Questions: 

We are looking for a utility or software to convert Microsoft Word documents to Digital's standard edit EDT.

Until now, we used Wordperfect and a utility RPL (from Barco Graphics) to convert the documents to EDT, we had setup two tables: one to delete all formating chr from WP (except some: Bold,Underline,etc...) and one to translate-replace the text-chr's. RPL 
delete first the header of the file.

Now we are converting from WP to Word V6.0
Word-doc are received on network-PC (LanManager) and after modified, send by PathWorks V5.0 to VAX/Alpha servers were the must be convert automatically, so we can use it for further processing.

Your aswer will be very much appreciated.

Eddy De Greef
System Administrator VAX/ALPHA and PathWorks.      
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1518.1CDAXDELTA::HOFFMANSteve, OpenVMS EngineeringMon Feb 10 1997 18:3816
   The CDA Converter Library for OpenVMS (Digital Software Product
   Description (SPD) number 31.31.xx) may be of assistance here.

   Various converters including Microsoft Word formats and RTF are
   available in the CDA library.

   SPDs are located online at
	http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/spd/list.html

   CDA part numbers:
	Software Licenses: QL-VZAA*-**
	Software Media: QA-VZAA*-**
	Software Documentation: QA-VZAAA-GZ
	Software Product Services: QT-VZAA*-**