Re: [AbiWord] Fwd: Removing extra codes

From: Hal Vaughan (hal@thresholddigital.com)
Date: Mon Nov 18 2002 - 22:02:30 EST

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    Damn, these programmers are good!

    On Monday 18 November 2002 09:53 pm, you wrote:
    > If you decide to use CVS HEAD versions of AbiWord, as
    > of like 30 seconds ago, we support basic Mail Merge.
    >
    > In the near future, I'll add some command-line
    > features so that you can merge input from the command
    > line. Also a way to "flatten" the output from the ABW
    > document, optionally, removing the fields but keeping
    > the field values.
    >
    > http://www.abisource.com/mailinglists/abiword-dev/02/Nov/0288.html
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Dom
    >
    > --- Hal Vaughan <hal@thresholddigital.com> wrote:
    > > I thought as much.
    > >
    > > I was just hoping there might be something that
    > > could be used to detect codes
    > > that where just setting things to the way they were
    > > anyway.
    > >
    > > Thanks.
    > >
    > > (I did look into a Perl script -- I figured if I did
    > > that, I'd do it all out
    > > -- by tracking all the formatting to verify that it
    > > only removed codes that
    > > were, in actuality, not changing anything.)
    > >
    > > Hal
    > >
    > > On Monday 18 November 2002 08:34 pm, you wrote:
    > > > On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 15:53, Mark Gilbert wrote:
    > > > > -----Forwarded Message-----
    > > > >
    > > > > From: Hal Vaughan <hal@thresholddigital.com>
    > > > > To: abiword-user@abisource.com
    > > > > Subject: Removing extra codes
    > > > > Date: 17 Nov 2002 23:50:06 -0500
    > > > >
    > > > > I'm using AbiWord in an unusual way. I use it
    > >
    > > to convert .doc files from
    > >
    > > > > clients into AbiWord's XML, so I can manipulate
    > >
    > > the files with a short
    > >
    > > > > Perl mailmerge script. (For example, I define
    > >
    > > fields with markings like:
    > > > > [#FirstName#], then I use the Perl script to
    > >
    > > search and replace the
    > >
    > > > > fields with the merge data.)
    > > > >
    > > > > Everything has been working perfectly until
    > >
    > > recently. Now I'm finding
    > >
    > > > > extraneous formatting codes that show up in the
    > >
    > > middle of my merge
    > >
    > > > > fields, for instance, in the sample above, I
    > >
    > > might find that </c><c
    > >
    > > > > {other format data}> has somehow crept in
    > >
    > > between two letters in the
    > >
    > > > > merge field. I figure this has happened because
    > >
    > > I (or my client, working
    > >
    > > > > with a Word file) accidently highlighted half
    > >
    > > the word when making a
    > >
    > > > > formatting change.
    > > > >
    > > > > These fields do not have a format change in the
    > >
    > > middle of the text. Any
    > >
    > > > > formatting codes that have crept in seem to be
    > >
    > > repitition or restatement
    > >
    > > > > of the currently valid formatting conditions.
    > > > >
    > > > > Is there any way I can use to remove these extra
    > >
    > > codes?
    > >
    > > > Ummm, how about another perl script to locate
    > >
    > > those </c><c tags and
    > >
    > > > remove them? :-)
    > > >
    > > > Seriously, if you manipulate abi's XML files files
    > >
    > > directly you are on
    > >
    > > > your own.
    > > >
    > > > Good Luck!
    > > >
    > > > Martin
    > > >
    > > > > Thanks!
    > > > >
    > > > > Hal
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