Re: Any way to convert Word 7 files?
Big programs like staroffice and wp8 can handle it with no problem. I havn't got time
to try the following one, but it sounds like what you want.
ii catdoc 0.33-3 MS-Word to TeX or plain text converter
Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 13 Apr 1999, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > I've a nasty feeling the answer is going to be "no", but I wonder whether
> > there is any way to convert or read a Word 7 file on linux?
> >
> > Or do I have to borrow a Windows machine and convert it to txt?
> >
> >
> >
> Thanks to all who replied about this. A lot of you suggested WP8 but I was
> unable to get this to install, possibly because it doesn't work with kernel
> 2.2.x. Anyway, I don't think it's worth the amount of disk space it would
> take (I like vim/latex).
>
> Strings is a good idea; I hadn't heard of it previously. I'll give it a go.
>
> Anthony
>
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