Hi Dan, After reading this message a little closer , I don't want to just change the .EML file extension to a .TXT file extension. I want to convert the .EML files to either .DOC or .TXT files. I don't want to have to weed through all that extraneous HTML crap to find the hidden message. I do like your suggestion because it will definitely come in handy at some point. Hopefully I'll get either the Total Mail or the Outlook Express converter figured out! Thanks again, take care. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Beaver To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] .EML to Text Converter HI, I looked this up on the internet and found the following: If you rename a .eml file to .txt then you can use notepad and the like to view the contents. they are only typed as .eml so that windows will use a browser to view their contents. I tried this and found that it does indeed work. However, doing this also includes all the routing and tagging info at the beginning and end of the content. If the email was composed in html then you'll have to search for the first line beginning with a < symbol to find the beginning of the actual content. I removed the routing and tagging info and renamed it as .html and was able to view the email content in a browser. This enabled me to also use header and table and other navigation methods. If you really want the content in a .txt file you could view it in a browser and copy it from their to a .txt file. I do not have any saved emails in text format so I do not know what you see after renaming to a .txt file. To make the renaming easier for large numbers of files you could do the following: open a command prompt. issue a cd command to the folder holding the .eml files. issue a rename *.eml *.txt(or htm). This will rename all the .eml files in the current folder. I hope this helps you out. -----Original Message----- From: Miriam Vieni Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] .EML to Text Converter I only know how to do them one at a time. Miriam -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike & Barbara Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 10:36 AM To: Jaws-Users List Subject: [JAWS-Users] .EML to Text Converter Hi All, First, I'm running XP & Jaws 10 thru 13. I have several thousand .EML files I would like to convert to .TXT or .DOC files. Does anyone know where I can get a converter that is Jaws accessible, that can do this job? All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
