It’s my understanding that docx and xlsx files are zipped containers that have their data in XML files. You should try unzipping one and examining it with a viewer. You may then be able to use pkg:XML.
— David. > On Jul 1, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No, sorry -- all I would do is search. > > -- Bert > > > Bert Gunter > > "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along > and sticking things into it." > -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) > > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 2:33 PM, John <miao...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yes, I have done some search (e.g., tm, markdown, etc), but I can't find >> this function. >> If you know any package that works for this purpose, that would be quite >> helpful. >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >> 2016-06-28 16:50 GMT-07:00 Bert Gunter <bgunter.4...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> Did you try searching before posting here? -- e.g. a web search or on >>> rseek.org ? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Bert >>> >>> >>> Bert Gunter >>> >>> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along >>> and sticking things into it." >>> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 3:53 PM, John <miao...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> From time to time I highlight the word documents with red/blue color >>>> or >>>> italic/bold fonts, and I also add comments to a file. Is there a >>>> package/function to let R extract the italic/bold blue/red words and >>>> comments from a docx/doc file? >>>> >>>> I am aware that there are a few packages reading Word, but don't know >>>> which one is able to do it. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
