Visual Basic/VB, Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word

Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word

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Locutu #1 / 6	Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word Is there a way to find text inside Word documents, on a computer where Word is not available (only WordView), and where i can't use Find (advanced) from W95. Is it possible to create a prog witch can do this?? Any suggestion are welcome.... Stephan -- To send E-mail, remove the spamblock ".rotzooi" Om E-mail te sturen, verwijder de rotzooi.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Al Meadow #2 / 6	Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word Get yourself a hex viewer and look at a Word document. You will find that text is stored simply as text. Therefore, opening the Word document in binary mode and using Instr works like a charm. Quote: >Is there a way to find text inside Word documents, on a computer where Word >is not available (only WordView), and where i can't use Find (advanced) from >W95. >Is it possible to create a prog witch can do this?? >Any suggestion are welcome.... >Stephan >-- >To send E-mail, remove the spamblock ".rotzooi" >Om E-mail te sturen, verwijder de rotzooi.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Jame #3 / 6	Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word Quote: >Get yourself a hex viewer and look at a Word document. You will find that >text is stored simply as text. Therefore, opening the Word document in >binary mode and using Instr works like a charm. Well, yes and no. Yes, Word docs are usually saved in binary format that nonetheless allows text grepping, but often the structure (and text) is screwy. So you should have no trouble seeing if a given word appears someplace in the doc, but large-scale parsing is a drag. Plus, Word97 docs are often saved as RTF if the user wants it to be readable in Word95. So, you'll find lots of {\pard stuff. I've been parsing Word docs using perl on a Unix box, running into all sorts of fun. James Quote: >>Is there a way to find text inside Word documents, on a computer where Word >>is not available (only WordView), and where i can't use Find (advanced) >from >>W95. >>Is it possible to create a prog witch can do this?? >>Any suggestion are welcome.... >>Stephan >>-- >>To send E-mail, remove the spamblock ".rotzooi" >>Om E-mail te sturen, verwijder de rotzooi.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Dan Mora #4 / 6	Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word Where is the documentation for the .DOC format, or does M$ want a pile of money for that information? Anyone know? Dan Moran Quote: >>Get yourself a hex viewer and look at a Word document. You will find that >>text is stored simply as text. Therefore, opening the Word document in >>binary mode and using Instr works like a charm. >Well, yes and no. Yes, Word docs are usually saved in binary format that >nonetheless allows text grepping, but often the structure (and text) is >screwy. So >you should have no trouble seeing if a given word appears someplace in the >doc, but large-scale parsing is a drag. >Plus, Word97 docs are often saved as RTF if the user wants it to be >readable in Word95. So, you'll find lots of {\pard stuff. >I've been parsing Word docs using perl on a Unix box, running into all sorts >of fun. >James >>>Is there a way to find text inside Word documents, on a computer where >Word >>>is not available (only WordView), and where i can't use Find (advanced) >>from >>>W95. >>>Is it possible to create a prog witch can do this?? >>>Any suggestion are welcome.... >>>Stephan >>>-- >>>To send E-mail, remove the spamblock ".rotzooi" >>>Om E-mail te sturen, verwijder de rotzooi.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Simon Jone #5 / 6	Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word From Dr GUI's column this month on MSDN The binary file formats for the Microsoft Office 97 programs are available in the MSDN Library, either on your subscription CDs or online at the MSDN Web site. If you're not an online member (it's free), you'll need to register before you can access the Library. To access the binary file format information, select Microsoft Office Development from the contents directory. Click to open Office, and then click again to open Microsoft Office 97 Binary File Formats. Select the appropriate category, such as "Microsoft Word 97 Binary File Format" or "Microsoft Excel File Format." Regards, SimonJ PC Pro Magazine
Mon, 23 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Zombi #6 / 6	Finding text inside Word Docs without using Word You can check here. Patrick Quote: >Where is the documentation for the .DOC format, or does M$ want a pile of >money for that information? >Anyone know? >Dan Moran >>>Get yourself a hex viewer and look at a Word document. You will find that >>>text is stored simply as text. Therefore, opening the Word document in >>>binary mode and using Instr works like a charm. >>Well, yes and no. Yes, Word docs are usually saved in binary format that >>nonetheless allows text grepping, but often the structure (and text) is >>screwy. So >>you should have no trouble seeing if a given word appears someplace in >the >>doc, but large-scale parsing is a drag. >>Plus, Word97 docs are often saved as RTF if the user wants it to be >>readable in Word95. So, you'll find lots of {\pard stuff. >>I've been parsing Word docs using perl on a Unix box, running into all >sorts >>of fun. >>James >>>>Is there a way to find text inside Word documents, on a computer where >>Word >>>>is not available (only WordView), and where i can't use Find (advanced) >>>from >>>>W95. >>>>Is it possible to create a prog witch can do this?? >>>>Any suggestion are welcome.... >>>>Stephan >>>>-- >>>>To send E-mail, remove the spamblock ".rotzooi" >>>>Om E-mail te sturen, verwijder de rotzooi. begin 666 Wotsit's File Format Collection.url M6TEN=&5R;F5T4VAO<G1C=71=#0I54DP]:'1T<#HO+W=W=RYW;W1S:70N9&5M ` end end
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

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