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Convert to .txt

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chesss
chesss Original post #1
Apr 27, 2007 at 8:13 AM
Hey
I have a number of html, pdf, rtf files. Any way to convert them to txt?
Suggest a linux/windows solution please

Thanks
ankushkool
Apr 27, 2007 at 8:57 AM
please clear what u want 2 do??? 4 html do u want de tags also inde txt file? u can simply use MS word, open office word 4 converting text files
chesss
chesss #3
Apr 27, 2007 at 9:02 AM
4 html do u want de tags also inde txt file?
Nope. Just plain raw text.
I can't use word coz I am looking for some sort of batch converter. There are many files that need converting.
S
Apr 27, 2007 at 1:57 PM
PDF to Text batch conversion: Easy PDF to Text converter free at *www.etrusoft.com/pdf-to-word-html/pdf-to-text.htm

HTML to Text batch conversion: Simple HTML to Text Converter at *www.topshareware.com/Simple-HTML-To-Text-Converter-download-38076.htm

Note that I have not verified the above software and should be used after checking for viruses, malware, etc...

Arun
chesss
chesss #5
Apr 28, 2007 at 10:40 AM
Thanks sakumar, but I decided to stop being lazy and write a lil bash script for this.. haven't written yet.