Thanks for your reply . I have print out the w2xml documentation for referencing . Thus now aware of the direction M$ are going and for the External Authors there is a possibiltity for word 2003 to xml conversion .
Cheers Chuck On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 09:55, Hussein Shafie wrote: > chuck wrote: > > Is there any suggestions from the Xml community to have a Import feature > > that would allow either to Import M$ XP office word documents saved > > into bill gates proprietory xm l format or a plugin to Import M$ Word > > documents . > > > > Were a Linux shop but our External Authors send me M$ generated word > > doc's for xml Article coding which takes alot of time to copy and paste > > into my Xml Artcile template as their word documents can often be > > several pages or more . > > XML MSWord documents (i.e. .xml files generated by Word 2003) are > conforming to the WordML schema: > > --- > <w:wordDocument > xmlns:w="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml";> > --- > > They can be opened in XXE without doing any special effort. Of course > you'll just have a tree view, not a styled one. > > WordML is a *very low-level* markup, similar to RTF but with an XML > syntax. Therefore I don't see how this low-level markup, heavily > presentation oriented, can be automatically and decently converted to a > structured XML application such as DocBook. > > If persons have acceptable solutions or have tried products such as > http://www.docsoft.com/w2xmlv2.htm, we are interested in having their > feedback. > > > -- > XMLmind XML Editor Support List > xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com > http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support -- Chuck Amadi, Systems Administrator, | http://www.smtl.co.uk/ Surgical Materials Testing Lab, | http://www.worldwidewounds.com/ Princess of Wales Hospital, S Wales | http://www.dressings.org/ Tel/Fax: +44 1656-752820 | chuck at smtl.co.uk
