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[Groff] Vim/formatting question (WordPerfect files)
From: |
Clarke Echols |
Subject: |
[Groff] Vim/formatting question (WordPerfect files) |
Date: |
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:15:08 -0600 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) |
This is only partly on/off topic, but I need help with a messy
little problem.
I have been asked to evaluate a book project with the possibility
that I will be producing it for publication. The author sent me
a WordPerfect file (.wpd suffix) that my Microsoft stuff won't read.
Like Word, it's a binary file that has the text embedded in it.
Words are separated by a single character that displays in vim as
a (blue) couple of characters: ( ~@ ) and there are other characters
showing up as ( ^U, ^^, ^@, ) etc. I know how to do regular
expression search and replace for control characters like ^U, but
this ~@ stuff is something I don't know how to specify in a search
string.
Any clues? Or an easy way to convert this to plain text without
buying a bunch of software?
I'm a vim/groff bigot and don't like canned "authoring" software--
especially if I have to pay for it. :-)
Thanks,
Clarke
- [Groff] Vim/formatting question (WordPerfect files),
Clarke Echols <=