Re: Word - HTMl

[Betty Keddy <bkeddy -at- MC -dot- COM>]

Arlen,

In my previous
job, one of the software engineers demonstrated
Microsoft's indexing tool (I've forgotten
the name of it).  He pointed the tool to
the directory that contained all the files
for a large API reference manual I had created
with Word (consisting of a dozen files).
 I believe the tool converted the documents
to HTML.  Using the Netscape browser to
demonstrate the indexing tool, he was then
able to enter search terms in a field similar
to the way you would use AltaVista or another
search engine on the web.  The tool returned
all the hits for the search term.  For example,
he entered a function name, and it returned
all the occurrences of that function name
within the manual.  I had been thinking
of converting all my files to HTML so that
the developers could search for function
definitions via their Netscape browsers,
but then I realized that the indexing tool
was all they really needed.  You may have
other demands that require converting your
documents, but for some purposes, the indexing
tool may be adequate.  I changed jobs and
never used that tool myself, but I'm sure
Microsoft can provide more information if
you are interested.  I'm using FrameMaker
in my new position and the tool only works
with Microsoft products.

Regards,
Betty
Keddy

Walker, Arlen P wrote:
>              I've been
trying to think of a way or write a programme
that
>      will search a specific
folder for MS Word documents then convert
them
>      to HTML format and add
links onto a certain page.
>
>I've
done part of this in AppleScript, but you
don't mention what platform
>you're
running, so I don't know if it'll help you.
(The part I've done is
>collecting
all the documents in a folder and turning
them into HTML. I use
>it for automatically
updating a searchable website. Contributors
drop files
>into a networked folder,
and a script runs hourly to pick up the
files, add
>some HTML to them, and put
them in the proper place to be indexed the
next
>night.)
>
>
>Have
fun,
>Arlen
>Chief Managing Director
In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
>DNRC
224
>
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