hi to all

[explorer]

# for i in *.doc ; do abiword --to=txt $i ; done
Use abiword to convert filetypes
And Explorer please give some helpful advice instead of these brainless replys.

Mind your buisness

[archana]

explorer, if we do like to chage every file extension to .txt, it will be waste of time. i need something that, if we give one folder name that contains .doc extension files only, it will automatically convert all .doc files into .txt files within the folder.

thanks.

[Schotty]

arcana, redhead gave you a great simple method, try that. If it works out for you there are ways in GNOME to make it into a right-click menu that has an option to do that on the directory you are in, or specific files.

Try his method, at a first glance it ought to work out fine.

[archana]

Thanks redhead and schotty. Its working now

[archana]

Hi

When im converting bulk of documents, some of documents couldnt be opened. It shows error like,
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# for i in *.doc ; do abiword --to=txt $i ; done

ERROR: meta.c (179): wmf_header_read: this isn't a wmf file
ERROR: meta.c (179): wmf_header_read: this isn't a wmf file
ERROR: meta.c (179): wmf_header_read: this isn't a wmf file
AbiWord: could not open the file [arindam_bhattacharjee_Kolkata_0[1][1].05_yrs.doc]
AbiWord: could not open the file [avani_shah_Ahmedabad_0[1][1].10_yrs.doc]

** (abiword:7994): WARNING **: Warning file 'Devendra_mhatre_Mumbai_2[1][1].00_yrs.doc': 166 bytes, non-integer number of blocks

Aborted

** (abiword:8211): WARNING **: Invalid seek

** (abiword:8211): WARNING **: Invalid seek

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Those errors occured. what do i do now?

Thanks