On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 14:23 -0500, Shirley Richards wrote: > Dear folks, > > I am working to convert data records for a large medical group in my area. > The data files are currently in Tiff4 (fax/scan) format. I need to convert > the Tiff files into XML files. I found the conversion wizard helpful for > converting older Word Documents into XML files but I have not been able to > figure out how to convert Tiff4 files into XML files. I'm sure I'm missing > some steps here so any help or advice is most appreciated. > > Kindest Regards, > > Shirley Richards
Shirley: As far as I understand Tiff4 files are _images_, not text. You will need to convert them to text first (using an OCR program) and then you can open it in OpenOffice.org and save as XML. There are lots of OCR programs out there; most cost money. Crystle -- Crystle Numan, B.Sc., Web Developer Guided Vision: the possibilities are endless 905.528.3095 http://guidedvision.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
