Re: Converting Word Perfect Files

Jay Kammerzell wrote: } } I have an Informix database that tracks and bills our medical cases. We } have been keeping our results in Word Perfect 5.1 files. I wanted to } integrate the 2 to allow for keyword searches and codifying each } diagnosis. Does anyone have a way of converting and parsing these files } for inclusion into different tables in a database? Thanks in advance } } ********************************************************************* } * Jay Kammerzell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++* } * Business Manager|||||||||||||||||||||||||* } * CSU Diagnostic Laboratories >>>>>>>>>>>>* } * 300 West Drake, Fort Collins, Co 80523 ** } * PHONE 303-491-1281 FAX 303-491-0320<<<<<* } * EMAIL jkammerz@vth1.vth.colostate.edu <<<* } ******************************************************************** It's my understanding that there is a programmers kit that is available from WordPerfect that will provide you with functions and utilities to work with WordPerfect documents without having to have the users save them out as text files. With these functions you should be able to extract the text of the document and do whatever you want from there. If I recall correctly, the cost of this kit is minimal ($20 to $40 I think). -- Dale Van Voorst voorst@dordt.edu Computer Services postmaster@dordt.edu Dordt College Sioux Center, IA 51250