Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:25 03/05/2015 -0500, Dale Erwin wrote: On 5/3/2015 3:24 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: Another way to do this might be to make a Master Document, and enter therein the names of all the text files in sequence (perhaps from a captured directory listing?). The output document resulting from the

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Are these straight up text documents? If so, I think that a method has already been shown for how to copy all the files to one and then you can insert a single file. On Linux, this is even easier... Of course, since I like to write macros, I would write a macro that looked something like th

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Dale Erwin
On 5/3/2015 3:24 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: Another way to do this might be to make a Master Document, and enter therein the names of all the text files in sequence (perhaps from a captured directory listing?). The output document resulting from the expanded Master Document might then be edite

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Dave Barton
Dave Mainwaring wrote: >> Need to insert 100 plus small account record files into a single document. >> Any simple easy way to do this? This works for me: http://shanerutter.co.uk/2012/09/22/combine-multiple-files-into-one-using-windows-command-prompt/ NOTE: The /b parameter is important, even fo

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2015-05-03 13:40 GMT+02:00 DaveMainwaring : > Let me revise: > > I have a folder full of many *plain* not formatted text files > > for example "Corporate Headquarters.txt" > > I am using AOO on a windows 7 laptop > Ok, then I'm out. Don't know anything about Windows since 2007. > > If I dag a

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread DaveMainwaring
Let me revise: I have a folder full of many *plain* not formatted text files for example "Corporate Headquarters.txt" I am using AOO on a windows 7 laptop If I dag and drop one file name by one into open window of new doc I can insert file {copy and pasting} If I highlight and then copy the

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
been inserted by hand using /File /Insert and an hour's work. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 2, 2015, at 4:47 PM, Johnny Rosenberg > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > 2015-05-02 23:01 GMT+02:00 Brian Barker : > &g

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Rory O'Farrell
e hundred documents could have been inserted by hand using /File /Insert and an hour's work. > > > > > > > > On May 2, 2015, at 4:47 PM, Johnny Rosenberg > > wrote: > > > > > > 2015-05-02 23:01 GMT+02:00 Brian Barker : > > > > > &g

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-03 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
On May 2, 2015, at 4:47 PM, Johnny Rosenberg > wrote: > > > > 2015-05-02 23:01 GMT+02:00 Brian Barker : > > > >> At 11:13 02/05/2015 -0400, Dave Mainwaring wrote: > >> > >>> Inserting 100 small text files into doc > >>> Need to insert

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-02 Thread chuck ef
Johnny - your suggestion should work on Mac OS if one is willing to use the terminal, right? > On May 2, 2015, at 4:47 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > 2015-05-02 23:01 GMT+02:00 Brian Barker : > >> At 11:13 02/05/2015 -0400, Dave Mainwaring wrote: >> >>> In

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-02 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2015-05-02 23:01 GMT+02:00 Brian Barker : > At 11:13 02/05/2015 -0400, Dave Mainwaring wrote: > >> Inserting 100 small text files into doc >> Need to insert 100 plus small account record files into a single >> document. Any simple easy way to do this? >> > >

Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-02 Thread Brian Barker
At 11:13 02/05/2015 -0400, Dave Mainwaring wrote: Inserting 100 small text files into doc Need to insert 100 plus small account record files into a single document. Any simple easy way to do this? That depends on whether your "text files" are plain text or word processor text doc

Inserting 100 small text files into doc

2015-05-02 Thread DaveMainwaring
Need to insert 100 plus small account record files into a single document. Any simple easy way to do this?