help with file recovery?
Les
hlhowell at pacbell.net
Fri May 9 19:11:53 UTC 2008
Microsoft word can save files in several formats, dot as a template, doc
as a document, rtf ???, PDF, to name a few.
If it opens with less, you might try redirecting less to a file. You
might try filtering it with dos2unix first then open with OOWriter. Be
careful to save your original. I generally create a directory, copy the
file into it, then cd to that directory to work on the file (saves
unintended consequences of a bad click or key stumble).
There are various filters available on the net. If you open it with a
hex editor, there may be information in the file header that tells how
it was saved or gives some clue to how to open it.
Regards,
Les H
On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 12:02 -0700, Dave Stevens wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a MS Word file from several years ago that I want to look at. I can not
> open it with OpenOffice Writer, Abiword, gedit. All give a message that
> indicates there is something wrong with the file format - character encoding,
> damaged file etc. But when I use less to view the contents I get an initial
> warning that the file may be binary (fair enough, it is) then it shows me the
> content I more or less expected, though horribly unformatted and hard to
> read.
>
> It is all text that I want, no figures or graphics. As far as I know I could
> cut and paste from less, or use a hex editor, but that is horribly tedious
> for 35 pages or so of text. Anyone have a suggestion?
>
> dave
> ps - F7 up to date
>
> --
> In modern fantasy (literary or governmental), killing people is the usual
> solution to the so-called war between good and evil. My books are not
> conceived in terms of such a war, and offer no simple answers to simplistic
> questions.
>
> -- Ursula K. LeGuin
>
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