... Docvert, is a web application which takes word processor =

files, such as Microsoft=92s .doc, and converts them to Open =

Document Format and HTML. The OpenDocument file can be =

converted to HTML or any XML. The result is returned in a =

.zip file, says Cruickshank.


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After working on the e-government website and participating =

in web standards reviews, open-source developer Matthew =

Cruickshank built an application that converts Microsoft =

Word files to HTML.
The software was written in response to the publishing needs =

of people who care about standards, he says.

The software, called Docvert, is a web application which =

takes word processor files, such as Microsoft=92s .doc, and =

converts them to Open Document Format and HTML. The =

OpenDocument file can be converted to HTML or any XML. The =

result is returned in a .zip file, says Cruickshank.

The software is built using PHP, XSLT and XML Pipelines, he =

says.

Docvert is used by the State Services Commission and other =

government agencies. It lets users inspect and review every =

part of the conversion, says Cruickshank. =93You can control =

every part of the output and make the conversion fit into =

any site,=94 he says.

Because Docvert is a web service, it allows people to build =

software on top of it, says Cruickshank. =93When converting =

OpenDocument files it does it all internally with code =

written for Docvert. However, if you wish to convert =

Microsoft Word documents then you can attach OpenOffice.org =

or Abiword,=94 he says.

The software is available under the GNU Lesser General =

Public Licence. Cruickshank is also in the process of =

getting Docvert into the Debian operating system, which will =

make it easily available to a greater audience, he says.

A recently added feature to the application is the Document =

Generator, which allows users to turn multiple webpages into =

word-processing documents.

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