discuss: Converting from M$ Word...
Subject:
Re: Converting from M$ Word...
From:
Poet/Joshua Drake ####@####.####
Date:
11 Apr 2001 18:50:04 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0104111037570.26775-100000@crazypenguins.commandprompt.com>
Hello,
Send me the html format, I will run it through our DocParser. It will
convert it to valid DocBook. Once that is done you just have to go through
the little things like formatting.
J
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 ####@####.#### wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm in the final stages of finishing the text of the Sybase Adaptive Server
>Anywhere for Linux HOWTO. I've been working on the text in Word (at the
>request of my superiors), being careful to keep a structure, but the time
>has come for my prose to ascend to SGML, or XML. I'm only here until the
>end of the month, however, so I need to do it quickly!
>
>My question is, what method do you recommend?
>
>I have both a Linux machine and an NT machine at my disposal, as well as
>Frame+SGML. I don't have much experience with many of the tools (a bit of
>emacs, not much vi/vim), but I can work well with a text editor and markup
>if need be. One thing I was thinking about was StarOffice, since I
>understand it's XML-based. Or should I just take advantage of the fact that
>FM+SGML is right here in front of me? Or is someone willing to pick it up
>from Word format and convert it for me? ; )
>
>Thanks,
>Aylwin.
>
>
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