From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_Mar=EDa_Garc=EDa_P=E9rez?= Subject: odt2org Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:44:12 +0200 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0178078525==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MbJkL-0003qu-Or for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:29 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MbJkG-0003ha-KH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:29 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35048 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MbJkG-0003h9-CT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:24 -0400 Received: from mail-bw0-f218.google.com ([209.85.218.218]:46096) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MbJkF-0004Zs-Nj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:24 -0400 Received: by bwz18 with SMTP id 18so222515bwz.31 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:44:13 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============0178078525== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00151750e9501e43360470f70bfb --00151750e9501e43360470f70bfb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, I am a happy user of emacs org-mode (I few weeks of experience with both of them). In fact, this is my first post to this mailing-list. I have to deal with many documents and I have looked for a way to have access to the information in a faster manner. In that sense, I thought it would be useful to have a converter from .doc to .org. The most similar thing I found was "antiword", but it is not "fit for purpose". Yesterday I decided to try to make my own tool. It was easier that what I thought. I have made a little piece of code using python so it should be multiplatform= . It converts from .odt (OpenOffice) into .org. (You can convert from .doc to .odt using pen Office without losing the information that is needed). It seems to work: exporting files (.xls, .doc, .pdf and .ppt -it can be added more quite easily), creating links, creating tables. If it doesn't, just let me know. It shouldn't be hard to make it work. Please don't blame since I am not a developer (I did what I could). I have not tested it much (I did it on windows, not in linux). The link for the software: http://mantiel.wikidot.com/os:odt2org Hope you find it as useful as I do, Cheers, Jos=E9 Mar=EDa PS: I will improve it, but after holidays (the reason why I rush it) --00151750e9501e43360470f70bfb Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all,

I am a happy user of emacs org-mode (I few weeks of experi= ence with both of them). In fact, this is my first post to this mailing-lis= t.

I have to deal with many documents and I have looked for a way to= have access to the information in a faster manner. In that sense, I though= t it would be useful to have a converter from .doc to .org. The most simila= r thing I found was "antiword", but it is not "fit for purpo= se". Yesterday I decided to try to make my own tool. It was easier tha= t what I thought. I have made a little piece of code using python so it sho= uld be multiplatform. It converts from .odt (OpenOffice) into .org. (You ca= n convert from .doc to .odt using pen Office without losing the information= that is needed).

It seems to work: exporting files (.xls, .doc, .pdf and .ppt -it can be= added more quite easily), creating links, creating tables. If it doesn'= ;t, just let me know. It shouldn't be hard to make it work.

Please don't blame since I am not a developer (I did what I could). I h= ave not tested it much (I did it on windows, not in linux).

The link= for the software:
htt= p://mantiel.wikidot.com/os:odt2org

Hope you find it as useful as I do,

Cheers,
Jos=E9 Mar=EDaPS: I will improve it, but after holidays (the reason why I rush it)

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