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Contents
Using the Graphical User Interface
Using the Command-Line Interface
Setting Up to run from
Command-Line
Command-Line Syntax
Command-Line Switch Definitions
Choosing a Conversion Method
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Using the Graphical User Interface
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Using the Command-Line Interface
You can bypass Convert Doc's user interface by using the command line feature... much like in the good old DOS days. This can be accessed in several different ways. Examples:
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Type your command into a Command Prompt window |
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Type your command into the Run window (located on the Start menu) |
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Call from a batch (*.BAT) file |
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Call from a program you wrote |
There are two techniques for using Convert Doc from the Command-Line: Issue a Conversion Job command, or a Conversion Task command. Conversion Jobs use *.SII files, which are built with the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Once saved, they can be invoked from the GUI or from the Command-Line. Conversion Tasks require no previous GUI activity, but do require you to specify your conversion in detail.
Setting up to run Convert Doc from the Command-Line
Do one of the following:
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Set the path in your environment variables to the location of ConvertDoc.EXE |
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Copy ConvertDoc.EXE to the same folder that it will be invoked from |
Otherwise, you'll see the following error:
"'ConvertDoc' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
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Switches in square brackets “[ ]” are optional. Notes: 1)/G overrides /T, 2)Spaces before switch values are optional (i.e., "/C6" = "/C 6"), 3)Use double quotes around file names.
To
run a Conversion Job:
ConvertDoc
/J{ConversionJobFile} [/V]
[/L{LogFile}] [/B{LogToJobFile}]
To
run a Conversion Task:
ConvertDoc
/S{Original File(s)} /F#
/T{Target File(s)} /C#
[/M#] [/G]
[/V] [/R]
[/L{LogFile}] [/B{LogToJobFile}]
Examples:
ConvertDoc /J"C:\MyJobs\ApplesOranges.SII"
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/B{File} |
Creates a Conversion Job (a *.SII file) from the conversion, to allow repeating or redoing the same job later. |
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/C # |
File type of the file(s) specified with the /T or /G switch.
/M1: 0=*.DOC, 2=Text, 3=Text w/line breaks, 4=*.TXT (DOS), 5=*.TXT (DOS w/line breaks), 6=*.RTF, 7=*.TXT (Encoded, Unicode), 8=*.HTM, *.HTML /M2: 1=Text, 4=HTML, 5=*.RTF, 6=Unicode Text, 9=*.DOC, 12=*.PDF /M3: 1=Text, 2=HTML |
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/F # |
File type of the file(s) specified with the /S switch. Only used with /M2; ignored otherwise. 1=Text, 4=HTML, 5=RTF, 6=Unicode Text, 9=MS Word Doc |
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Save converted files to same folder as the original. Overrides /T. |
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/J{File} |
To specify an existing Conversion Job (*.SII) |
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/L{File} |
To save execution results to a log file (e.g., d:\mylogs\WCE.LOG). See also /V |
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/M # |
Conversion Method
to be used. |
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/R |
To recursively convert all files in the sub-folder(s) specified. See /S, /T and /G for more details on selecting whole directories. |
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/S{File} |
File(s) to be converted. |
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/T{File} |
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/V |
Verbose mode. Displays a message box indicating how the conversion went. See also /L. |
You have a choice between three different conversion methods. The method you choose is affected by the following factors: 1)The formats you are converting from and to, 2)Any preference between MS Word's vs. Convert Doc's conversion algorithm, 3)Performance considerations (i.e., Convert Doc's algorithm is faster).
Use the following conversion chart to determine which type of conversion method to use. (Note: Any MS Word-supported formats not seen here require /M1)
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1 Choose /M3 to go from PDF to RTF. You can then open the RTF document in MS Word and save it in any format MS can save to, such as *.DOC. Or, in batch mode, use /M3 to convert from PDF to RTF, followed by /M1 or /M2 to convert from RTF to DOC. 2 There are other formats not shown here. They are the various other formats supported by MS Word. All of these types can serve as source or target formats and require using /M2 as the conversion method. |
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