... > I tried catdoc, but that only dumps the text from the document, not > the properties of the document, like who created it, creation date > etc. > In MS Word these appear on the File->Properties menu. > The either the "Summary" or "Custom" tags. > In Open Office, > Insert->Fields->Other > The "Variables" tab, then select "user fields. > > I need to extract that information.
In which case, you might have some joy in converting doc => odt, then extract the meta.xml component. I don't have msword, but a quick check on the odd doc passed to me suggests it's a likely starting place. I see a title, a creator, and a creation date; no way of knowing what's been missed out though. You could possibly slurp the parts out with a perl RE. -- various incoming sites blocked because of spam; see http://www.scottsonline.org.uk for a list and openpgp crypto key (key fingerprint 2ACC 9F21 5103 F68C 7C32 9EA8 C949 81E1 31C9 1364) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
