how to import links from Microsoft word?

[hownow]

I have a large microsoft word file which contains URL links. Hyperlinks.

I tried to import the links many ways and they loose, their LINKHOOD (the non blue underlying URL)

In Microsft word they appear blue and they are active. If I click on a link in this document, it opens a

web page but in the address bar it is addressed with what is underneath the visible hyperlink.

Is there some way to convert the word document into some way to allow the  import of the real converted text underneath the hyperlinks?  I need to collect the actual urls so I can use them in an open url script. In their present form they don't work.

I tried putting it to excel but there is no change.

There must be someway to automatically convert them like this:

 

ex

All Saints' Episcopal Church, Birmingham, AL

 

becomes

 

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/parish/all-saints-episcopal-church-birmingham-al

 

If you have any ideas please let me know. Thank you

 

PS I found this link which does what want to do but it is not for Mac OS  it is below

 

http://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/1177-excel-extract-hyperlink-from-cell.html#a3

[Wim Decorte]

Not sure if this would be the easiest way but: use OS-level scripting to re-save the word doc as html (Word supports this) and then parse through that looking for the "<a href" instances...

[hownow]

Thanks I tried that but it is difficult. It is the right direction .  If I can figure out how to parse another way I have a solution but I think it is a new topic which I will make next. Sorry to jump from one thing to another but it really is a different problem I have to understand.

[comment]

I have a large microsoft word file which contains URL links. Hyperlinks.

I tried to import the links many ways and they loose, their LINKHOOD (the non blue underlying URL)

 

I am not aware that you can import MS Word documents at all - so the starting point of your question is not clear.

[hownow]

I am not sure either. But I managed to "translate" the hyperlinks in excel." Quite accidentally, I think. It worked but I am not exactly sure what I did.

[mikedr]

I'm not 100% sure if this will help you, but look at 360works' Scribe plugin. At a minimum, they should be able to let you know if what you need to do can be done with their plugin.