Extract the content of word document into filemaker

Hello,

I have a doubt in filemaker.

The actual requirement is, I want to import the contents of Word document (.doc) into filemaker. I have tried lot of methods to achieve the solution. But still the problem persists.

I also have another question, I have a word document in container field, I want to copy the content of that word document into text field in filemaker. Is this can be achieved usign any scripts ?

If you have any solution, kindly reply.

Thank you.

Regards,

Hari

You might want to look at

http://www.binhex.co.uk/word_to_FM.html

(we've used it very successfully, which is why my endorsement appears on the page!)

However if you want this as part of a script step, without access to Applescript, it may not solve your problem.

Thanks for the reply. It wont help. Because our requirement is, we want to do this inside filemaker.

Please see the attached file. I have just created a script which will show you what I'm expecting. I want to extract the content from container field to text field.

Thank you.

Hari

wordimport.zip

OK, sorry I can't help with that! Hope you get what you're looking for.

I want to extract the content from container field to text field.

But the file file in the container field is a pict' and you would need a OCR tool to deal with it:

http://www.nuance.com/omnipage/

But instead of publishing the word document as pict, could you send it to a GMail account, which on the fly changes attachments to HTML which then can digested from the webviewer into discrete fields:

http://www.briandunning.com/cf/522

...please read the things in small print, it's conglomerate of custum functions, that could make the thing happen.

--sd

using Word to FM i have generate the filemaker import.xml file..

But the destination folder is in Empty..

How it will happen..

This seems to happen with only one Word doc, I have flagged it to them and they promised to sort it!

Add another doc, and all will be well.

Thank you Mr.Emma.. Now it's going well..

Hi Mhari,

The easiest way to extract text from a word document (or a PDF) is to use the TEXTRACTOR plugin from 360 works. http://www.360works.com/textractor/

For extracting from a container field, you would have your script export the field contents (ie save to disk) and then use TEXTRACTOR.

I have a similar problem how can solve the problem?

Where can I download word to FM?

Sy,

"Download word to FM" is not a clear description of your requirement.

The techniques described above offer a couple of ways to get word data into FM. Have you tried them? Can you elaborate on what your needs are?

Barbara

Where can I download word to FM?

"Word to FM" is the name of software by Binhex Limited. See the second post in this thread for a link.