Invoking FileConverters

[Neo]

Hello All,

Is there way to invoke FileConverters through code, without using
SaveAs method. I am more intested in converting given Range into
different text formats. I believe FileConverters are installed when
Word application is installed. But is there any hack to calling methods
in FileConverters?

Best Regards,
Neo

 

[Jonathan West]

Hello All,

Is there way to invoke FileConverters through code, without using
SaveAs method. I am more intested in converting given Range into
different text formats. I believe FileConverters are installed when
Word application is installed. But is there any hack to calling methods
in FileConverters?

As far as I am aware, no. There are 3rd party file conversion programs such
as Conversions Plus from Dataviz which will convert between various file
formats without opening Word. They might be scriptable - you would have to
ask the manufacturer.


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[Neo]

but what about existing FileConverter which word uses underneath? Can
we use them? Also, I am more interested in converting Range than whole
document.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Neo was telling us:
Neo nous racontait que :

but what about existing FileConverter which word uses underneath? Can
we use them? Also, I am more interested in converting Range than whole
document.

I do not understand why you do not want to use Save As. If you want to
create a new file format, you have to create a new file, so Save As is the
way to do it. No?

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[Neo]

Well, my program does searching in word doc using find method
(including formating search). After doing that, I get Range of required
part of document. Now, I want text of this range. This can poses big
problem when I use Range.Text method. It doesn't give many special
chars also, for numbering I have to struggle.

So, I want to give a Range object and get Text of it converted using
FileConverter for text. This text, I am going to insert into Database.
I guess, I have to create intermediate temp file. but if you have any
other input let me.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Neo was telling us:
Neo nous racontait que :

Well, my program does searching in word doc using find method
(including formating search). After doing that, I get Range of
required part of document. Now, I want text of this range. This can
poses big problem when I use Range.Text method. It doesn't give many
special chars also, for numbering I have to struggle.

What do you mean here?
Special characters... you want them or not? What special characters?
What do you want to do with the numbering? Preserve it? Eliminate it?

So, I want to give a Range object and get Text of it converted using
FileConverter for text. This text, I am going to insert into Database.
I guess, I have to create intermediate temp file. but if you have any
other input let me.

You could try dumping the Range.Text in a string variable, manipulate that
variable before sending that variable to the database.
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Hi Neo,

Well, my program does searching in word doc using find method
(including formating search). After doing that, I get Range of required
part of document. Now, I want text of this range. This can poses big
problem when I use Range.Text method. It doesn't give many special
chars also, for numbering I have to struggle.

So, I want to give a Range object and get Text of it converted using
FileConverter for text. This text, I am going to insert into Database.
I guess, I have to create intermediate temp file. but if you have any
other input let me.

Copy to the Clipboard, and there extract the HTML, RTF or whatever?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Neo]

clipboard poses few more problem, like your application has to run
alone, you have to take of data already in clipboard and put it back. I
tried it but had problems while preserving old data in clipboard if it
is other than text like picture.

Also, i think clipboard is not intended for conversion, it is for
moving data from one place to other. And I now, feel it is only for
manul use by user, not programmatical use.

 

[Neo]

Hello Jean,

Please run macro main in
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/pravin/Doc1.doc

You will find ThisDocument.Range.Text drops number as well as doesn't
convert special chars meaningfully.

I have found workaround for this u can see in other post.