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Q242875: How to Use WinWord to Convert RTF Files to Windows DOC Files

Article: Q242875
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Index Server version 2.0 
- Microsoft Site Server version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Office documents are not indexed.

CAUSE
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The Microsoft Office filter used by Microsoft Site Server Search and Microsoft
Index Server only supports indexing HTML, plain text, and Microsoft Office
documents (.doc, .dot, .ppt, .pot, .xlb, .xls, .xlc, .obd, .opt). Rich Text
Format (RTF) files are not supported by the Microsoft Office filter because
there are too many different RTF formats.

RESOLUTION
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A Microsoft Word macro can be written to automatically convert the files to the
Word for Windows DOC format. A sample is provided below. Modify as needed.

  Sub convert()

   Dim strFile As String
   Dim X As String
   Dim Y As String
   Dim Z As Object
  'Collect Drive and directory to convert Word Docs in.
   X = InputBox("Please enter the drive the documents are on.", "Drive Letter", "C")
   Y = InputBox("Please enter the path to the directory the files are in.", "Path to files", "My Documents")
  'seed the string to the first file in the directory
   strFile = Dir(X & ":\" & (Y) & "\" & "*.rtf")
  ' Start looping through files opening and saving as current version of Word.
   On Error Resume Next
   Do While strFile <> ""
      Documents.Open X & ":\" & (Y) & "\" & strFile, Format:=wdOpenFormatRTF
      ActiveDocument.SaveAs (X & ":\" & Y & "\" & strFile), FileFormat = wdFormatDocument
      ActiveDocument.Close
      strFile = Dir
      
   Loop
  'Alert user operation is complete
   MsgBox "done"

  End Sub

MORE INFORMATION
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demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft
support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular
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functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have
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  http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

For more information about the support options that are available and about how
to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbSiteServSearch kbIdxServSearch kbAudDeveloper kbIdxServ200 kbSiteServ300
Version           : winnt:2.0,3.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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