Subject: Re: [xsl] XML to Word Document From: kalpana rawat <kal_xml@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:25:16 -0700 (PDT) |
Thanks Thomas I'm doing the same thing.. --- "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [kalpana rawat] > > > Could anybody tell me how to convert XML documents > to > > Word Document. > > > > In general this is not possible, at least not with > sensible results. This is > because most xml documents say nothing about how > they should be displayed. > So how could a word processor know how to display > them? > > However, if you can generate an HTML display that > looks like what you want, > newer versions of Word (i.e., Word 2000 on Windows) > can do a very good job > of importing the HTML. The following method works > extremely well with > Internet Explorer 5 (and I suppose 6), and Netscape > 6/Mozilla 0.9+. It > works fairly well with Netscape 4. > > 1) Display the document in a browser. > 2) Select the entire document. > 3) Copy the selection. > 4)Open Word to a new document. > 5) Open the Paste/Special menu. > 6) Select HTML format (or Unformatted Text if you > are coming from Netscape > 4) and paste your document into word. > > That's it. If you used Netscape 4, the result will > have no formatting > styles, but will otherwise look quite respectable. > If you are using the > newer browsers, the result will be amazingly like > the original. > > I don't know if Word on the Mac or Word97 on Windows > can do this so well. > > If this works for you it is undoubtedly the best way > to go. > > Cheers, > > Tom P > > > XSL-List info and archive: > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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