Convert the .doc file into .txt file

[Geethu03]

Hello
For my Application i want to convert .doc file (MS Word) into the
.txt file (Text). All of as says to use the (file) Save As method to do it. But i want to convert the file in Unix Using java. How is it possible, help to solve this.
Is there is any predifined tool to do this.

Thanks in Advance,
Geethu.

[DeMan]

You would need to find a description of exactly how .doc files are stored (which is no simple matter), and then remove all the tags around the text.....

I'm not aware of any really simple way to do it, although you may find someone on the broader net has a public solution, because it seems to be a problem that comes up quite often....

[r035198x]

Hello
For my Application i want to convert .doc file (MS Word) into the
.txt file (Text). All of as says to use the (file) Save As method to do it. But i want to convert the file in Unix Using java. How is it possible, help to solve this.
Is there is any predifined tool to do this.

Thanks in Advance,
Geethu.

You can only read text portions of the word document into the text file.

Use the poi package to read the .doc file and write its contents to a file using FileWriter

[rupanu]

You can only read text portions of the word document into the text file.

Use the poi package to read the .doc file and write its contents to a file using FileWriter

Hi r035198x,
I have just joined this forum..
I am using POI for converting doc to txt...but it reads/wites only first line of the text....I don't know where its going wrong...Can u help me out with some code snippets?
Thanx rupanu

[dmjpro]

hello newbie ....

what is POI ??????

[r035198x]

Hi r035198x,
I have just joined this forum..
I am using POI for converting doc to txt...but it reads/wites only first line of the text....I don't know where its going wrong...Can u help me out with some code snippets?
Thanx rupanu

Post your code so we can take a look at it.

[rupanu]

hi there,
After trying with a few code snippets I found the following code working,but how do I read tables in the document???

//CODE

FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream(filename);

HWPFDocument doc=new HWPFDocument(fis);

String str="";

Object[] textStack=doc.getTextTable().getTextPieces().toArr ay();

for (int i=0; i<textStack.length; i++)
{
if(str=="")
str=((TextPiece)textStack[i]).getStringBuffer().toString();
else
str=str+" "+((TextPiece)textStack[i]).getStringBuffer().toString();

}
//System.out.println(str);
FileWriter fw=new FileWriter("F:\\newdoc.txt");

fw.write(str);

fw.close();
///END of CODE

Please reply....

[r035198x]

hi there,
After trying with a few code snippets I found the following code working,but how do I read tables in the document???

//CODE

FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream(filename);

HWPFDocument doc=new HWPFDocument(fis);

String str="";

Object[] textStack=doc.getTextTable().getTextPieces().toArr ay();

for (int i=0; i<textStack.length; i++)
{
if(str=="")
str=((TextPiece)textStack[i]).getStringBuffer().toString();
else
str=str+" "+((TextPiece)textStack[i]).getStringBuffer().toString();

}
//System.out.println(str);
FileWriter fw=new FileWriter("F:\\newdoc.txt");

fw.write(str);

fw.close();
///END of CODE

Please reply....

You will have to check the documentation for HWPF for that.
You should also consider using wrapping the FileWriter in a BufferedWriter

[rupanu]

Hello r035198x
The above code is unable to read openoffice.org documents i.e Open Document Text(.odt) format files.Can You pleas tell me how to read odt documents,I mean are there other APIs available for that?Please reply....

[989898]

Hi,
i have seen ur code which is very interesting,here i would like to know
What is Role of "Text Piece". i am getting an erro saying that it can't be resolved to type.
can u help me here, i know it is hard to ask u coz it is posted long back

thank u
vijay

[989898]

hi as per the code here i have just copied and done the same thing but iam getting an errorlike this

ava.io.FileNotFoundException: D:\123\12345 (The system cannot find the file specified)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.poi.Testword.main(Testword.java:15)
but i have that file in that palce.can u help me here

vijay