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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4820.0. "Help: Conversion of WP documents to ascii plain text...." by IAMNRA::SULLIVAN (You only play the games that you know you can lose) Thu Jun 13 1991 14:07

Is there a ready way on the Amiga to convert WordPerfect documents to plain
ascii text. Alternatively is there a way to do that on a VAX platform?

I do not have access to WordPerfect for several days, and would like to find 
a PD solution for future conversions.

	Thanks,
		-SES
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4820.1Use DOS Printer driverPAMSRC::63643::BARRETTI will not instigate revolutionThu Jun 13 1991 14:162
Yes, according to the documentation, you use the DOS Printer driver and
configure it to print to a disk file rather than the prionter.
4820.2IAMNRA::SULLIVANYou only play the games that you know you can loseFri Jun 14 1991 11:4910
RE: .-1

I don't understand how that can work... I am not using WP, since I do not 
have ready access to it, and the file is in WP revisable form, not output
form. I did not create the document, I got it through the mail!

Capturing printer output is not likely to do what I want, but I will try it
just to be sure!

	-SES
4820.3PAMSRC::63643::BARRETTI will not instigate revolutionFri Jun 14 1991 14:468
You run WP, load in your file, then change your printer selection such that 
you use the DOS driver and the output destination is a file. The resulting file
will be a ASCII type text file of your document.

I've tried this and it works OK - but you will lose some of the fancier
formatiing (like italics).

Keith
4820.4BARD::mcafeeSteve McAfeeFri Jun 14 1991 16:5510
He wants to know if he can convert the file WITHOUT WordPerfect.

You might ask in the IBMPC notesfile.  I wouldn't be surprised if there
was a PD program available there.

You might be able to find another word processor which can input a
wordperfect file.  And then output from that program.  Maybe wps on
VMS can do this?

-steve
4820.5Post script to ascii - yes.ULTRA::BURGESSMad Man across the waterFri Jun 14 1991 18:0511
re <<< Note 4820.0 by IAMNRA::SULLIVAN "You only play the games that you know you can lose" >>>
>         -< Help: Conversion of WP documents to ascii plain text.... >-

> Is there a ready way on the Amiga to convert WordPerfect documents to plain
> ascii text. Alternatively is there a way to do that on a VAX platform?

	Well, there is a way to  "de-post_script"  stuff on vaxes, if 
thats what you mean I can look it up..... else I won't bother.

	R

4820.6de-post_script, pleaseNAC::BRANNONvalue addedMon Jun 17 1991 17:5212
> ascii text. Alternatively is there a way to do that on a VAX platform?
>
>	Well, there is a way to  "de-post_script"  stuff on vaxes, if 
>thats what you mean I can look it up..... else I won't bother.
    
    yes, please.  Far too many functional specs seem to be done in
    postscript these days.  I want to convert them back to something
    I can search with an editor and that won't take hours to print out.
    Source code for this wonder would be even better.
    
    thanks,
    dennis