view .docx files as text?

view .docx files as text?

[knubee]

i currently use a combination of no-word.el and antiword to view .doc
files as text. unfortunately, the latest version of no-word.el seems
to be from 2002 and does not handle .docx files.

does anyone know of an existing solution for viewing .docx files as
text in an emacs buffer? (note: i don't need anything complicated for
conversion, etc. -- but sometimes i just need to be able to quickly
scan/read the contents of .docx files.)

thanks.

Re: view .docx files as text?

[rpd]

Hi knubee

I am sorry I do not know the answer to view .docx as text but I would like
your help please to show me how to use no-word.el with antiword to view .doc
files!?

This is my .emacs code but I keep getting a message saying 'antiword' is not
recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch
file.



<<<<<

;;;;==========View .DOC with no-word.el & antiword====================

;;;

;;requires antiword

(add-to-list 'exec-path "C:\\antiword\\antiword.exe")

;(require 'antiword)

(load "C:\\Users\\Dad\\Emacs\\emacsaddons\\no-word.el")
 
(autoload 'no-word "no-word" "word to txt")

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.doc\\'" . no-word))

;==

 >>>>

I am grateful for any help with this, many thanks


knubee wrote:
> 
> i currently use a combination of no-word.el and antiword to view .doc
> files as text. unfortunately, the latest version of no-word.el seems
> to be from 2002 and does not handle .docx files.
> 
> does anyone know of an existing solution for viewing .docx files as
> text in an emacs buffer? (note: i don't need anything complicated for
> conversion, etc. -- but sometimes i just need to be able to quickly
> scan/read the contents of .docx files.)
> 
> thanks.
> 
> 

-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/view-.docx-files-as-text--tp25090346p25091664.html
Sent from the Emacs - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: view .docx files as text?

[knubee]

> your help please to show me how to use no-word.el with antiword to view .doc
> files!?

i don't use win32, but i believe you only need the following:

  (autoload 'no-word "no-word" "word to txt")
  (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.doc\\'" . no-word))
  (add-to-list 'exec-path "C:\\antiword\\")

the last line differs from yours. it does not include the actual
executable -- just the path to the directory where it resides.

hth.

Re: view .docx files as text?

[rpd]

Hi

Thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately your code didn't work as it threw this error msg:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Cannot open load file" "no-word")
  no-word()
  set-auto-mode-0(no-word nil)
  set-auto-mode()
  normal-mode(t)
  after-find-file(nil t)
  find-file-noselect-1(#<buffer Charlie missing - slips 14 03 09.doc>
"~/Documents/Charlie missing - slips 14 03 09.doc" nil nil
"~/Documents/Charlie missing - slips 14 03 09.doc" (55748 (22774 . 28458)))
  find-file-noselect("c:/Users/Dad/Documents/Charlie missing - slips 14 03
09.doc" nil nil nil)
  find-file("c:/Users/Dad/Documents/Charlie missing - slips 14 03 09.doc")
  find-file-existing("c:/Users/Dad/Documents/Charlie missing - slips 14 03
09.doc")
  menu-find-file-existing()
  call-interactively(menu-find-file-existing)

When I try loading no-word.el it still doesn't work- I get a command in
minibuffer about coding(default) & if I [ret] then I get this error msg:

'antiword' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I have also placed no-word.el in emacs/site-lisp directory but I still get
the same error message.

I wonder if you or anyone else can offer some more help please?


knubee wrote:
> 
>> your help please to show me how to use no-word.el with antiword to view
>> .doc
>> files!?
> 
> i don't use win32, but i believe you only need the following:
> 
>   (autoload 'no-word "no-word" "word to txt")
>   (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.doc\\'" . no-word))
>   (add-to-list 'exec-path "C:\\antiword\\")
> 
> the last line differs from yours. it does not include the actual
> executable -- just the path to the directory where it resides.
> 
> hth.
> 
> 

-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/view-.docx-files-as-text--tp25090346p25092917.html
Sent from the Emacs - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.