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Topic: Quck little question...
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Der Senfmeister
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posted 04-27-2001 16:25
   
Does anybody know of an application (preferably free) that will convert a large amount of .doc files into .txt?Thanks for any help. IP: Logged |
Demon-of-Elru
TFC Bitch
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posted 04-27-2001 18:36
umm.. couldn't you just rename them or open them in thier normal program.. then save them as txts?IP: Logged |
eod
TREAT MERIGHT!
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posted 04-27-2001 19:10
Well I assume when he says large that he doesn't want to sit and open and then save as txt. over and over. IP: Logged |
Der Senfmeister
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posted 04-28-2001 01:27
Yes, it would be a few thousand files or so. I don't feel like opening every single one; I'd like something that could convert an entire directory, if possible.IP: Logged |
Clme
cake fiend
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posted 04-28-2001 01:50
Damn...But when you convert somthing over to a .txt format you lose all formatting dont you? If any of those documents have special justification/columns/fonts/etc it will all be turned into a simple ASCII document that will not read well. I think that you lose everything but hard returns. I'll look around myself, but the idea of converting that many files seems folly to me. Most decent word processing programs already have an interpreter built in to read other formats. Just out of curiosity.. why do you want to convert that many files? IP: Logged |
psyci
Gr4ph1c4l P3nn3r
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posted 04-28-2001 02:10
I don't know of a program; however, if you make yourself a macro from within word, it could be done a LOT quicker...IP: Logged |
MightyMon
s0m30n3 s3t up us the m0n
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posted 04-28-2001 02:32
I have a program called "RenameIt" that I, er, um, found on the street one day that is apparently designed just to rename files like that. I've never used it but I've been assured by the, um, street bums near where I picked it up that it works great. Maybe that's what you're looking for?------------------
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MightyMon
s0m30n3 s3t up us the m0n
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posted 04-28-2001 02:40
Oh wait, on second thought, I doubt that will help. I missed the all-important verb "convert". Oh well. If you want to rename like 6000 .mp3s *cough*Jimbo*cough* then this is the program for you. otherwise, no.------------------
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clmesdad.sonimyourdad
dammit boy, pay attention!
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posted 04-28-2001 05:00
Clme, son, I am your father. I want you to quit this crazy talk about revaming files. Son You need to listen.. Son remember that time that daddy showed youy have to catch a baseball? Son you looked so proud when you caught that ball for the first time. I'm sorry I beat you for the times you missed the ball. but I had to be sure I didn't have a retard on my hands.. btw I don't know of anyt program to rename and convert files.. sorry clme daddy has let you down.IP: Logged |
Jimbo
1 dr3w j00 4 p1ggy!
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posted 04-28-2001 13:05
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Originally posted by MightyMon:
If you want to rename like 6000 .mp3s *cough*Jimbo*cough* then this is the program for you.
Whah? Huh? Why would I want to do that? IP: Logged |
MightyMon
s0m30n3 s3t up us the m0n
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posted 04-28-2001 13:46
Dude, I don't know. I think my sense of humor died a quiet death sometime last week. That was supposed to be a reference to your massive .mp3 collection.And it wasn't even funny when I wrote it.  ------------------
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Der Senfmeister
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posted 04-28-2001 21:48
Why do I want to convert that many files? Well... the company my dad works for found that the government is bidding out a job to convert them. (That's my understanding, anyway. My dad is semi-computer literate, and I think he got the general idea across.) I have no idea why they want them changed, but the company (and me) could make a bunch of money doing it.IP: Logged |
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