David Nelson wrote: > I had heard that StarOffice is able to read them. In any case, text format > would be a > pity: you'd lose all the formatting. I haven't done it myself yet, but I > expect HTML > or RTF would be a better choice 'cause you'd keep the formatting (I expect > StarOffice > could handle RTF). > David > > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > I've a nasty feeling the answer is going to be "no", but I wonder whether > > there is any way to convert or read a Word 7 file on linux? > > > > Or do I have to borrow a Windows machine and convert it to txt? > > > > -- > > Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) > > Book Reviews: www.achc.demon.co.uk/bookreviews/ > > > > "The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, > > Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam) > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
WordPerfect does a pretty good job for both word7 and 8, also look at the mswordview package, I haven't used it, but it's supposed to work with word8 files. -- dyer
