From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 1 05:27:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E8B116A418 for ; Thu, 1 Nov 2007 05:27:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: from smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg (smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg [203.120.90.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BD9B313C4A8 for ; Thu, 1 Nov 2007 05:27:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: (qmail 5693 invoked from network); 1 Nov 2007 02:40:36 -0000 Received: from bb121-7-30-108.singnet.com.sg (HELO P2120.somewherefaraway.com) (oceanare@121.7.30.108) by smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg with ESMTPA; 1 Nov 2007 02:40:33 -0000 Message-ID: <47293C97.2070504@pacific.net.sg> Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:40:23 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070826) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: spellberg_robert References: <47291DE1.6010302@emailrob.com> In-Reply-To: <47291DE1.6010302@emailrob.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: extracting 7_bit_ascii from ms_word files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:27:41 -0000 Hi, if I get you right, you just need something like Abiword or KOffice to read or write Wrod files. You also could use OpenOffice. I think that AbiWord is the smallest program with the most limitations and OpenOffice is the largest program with the least limitations. Install AbiWord and have a test run. I works fine for me most of the time. Erich spellberg_robert wrote: > greetings --- > > i finally ran into a situation where > my existing approaces are no longer satisfactory. > > i never bought "office". > i have a twelve_year_old version of "wordperfect" > from [ at that time ] novell that still works just fine > [ i first used wordperfect in the early 1980's; why change ? > ]. > it doesn't recognize new ms formats. > > sometimes, i can use "wordpad" on > my "win_98_se" box that still works; > but not always. > > my lawyer insists on hard_copy and snail_mail, > so my principal application is, actually, obviated. > > if files only had a few dozen lines, > i could edit them by hand in "vi". > > i simply did not have enough situations > to demand a more sophisticated approach; > now, i do. > > > > i started here [ over 1000 entries ] > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/textproc.html > > where i found nothing relevant under "doc" and > where i found "word2x", which looks --really-- old and > where i found "wv", which seemed more promising. > > searching the questions and newbies mail archives, > i found antiword and catdoc, but this is from 2002_feb. > > while reading up on "wv", i found this > > http://www.abisource.com/ > > which caused me to search. > > i found this > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=abiword&stype=all > > both of these seem to jog my memory, but my memory .... > > > > my application is to exchange text files, by e_mail, > with someone who thinks ms products are the be_all and end_all > [ after all, > if "everyone" is spending thousands of dollars on software, > just like he is, > what makes me so special ? > ]. > i anticipate acquiring other people like this in the near future, > so my time on this just may be well_spent. > in general, > these are not the kind of folks who find > manipulating files intuitively obvious. > yet, i may find that i have to give them special instruction. > > i am not looking for something wonderful, > just reasonably competent and reasonably current. > if, in addition to my desired direction, > i can convert a 7_bit_ascii to a ".doc" file for his benefit, > that's some further whining that i can avoid. > > > > i strongly suspect that, > as soon as this becomes a solved problem, > ms changes something critical, > so this may be a fool's errand. > none_the_less, i'll give it a try. > > which one or several things are generally accepted > for this format_conversion task ? > > is this "abiword" one of them or do i seek something else ? > > if something else, can someone point me in a useful direction > [ whether or not it is something i have named ] ? > > > > while 6.2 and, soon, 7.x are de rigeur, > if it works on 4.11 [ very long story ], that's a plus. > > > > thanks whole bunches in advance. > > [ please cc me, > as my attempt to re_subscribe to the list as a courtesy > doesn't seem to be taking. > ] > > rob > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >