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2008-01-09 , 17:38
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Originally Posted by debernardis View Post
On the other hand, if you could install and run antiword, you don't need docreader, which is only a graphical user interface to antiword. Just use antiword on the command line, to convert doc files in pdf or text files, which you will be able to open with the default n810 apps.
Perhaps I've got it wrong, but it appears that after installing antiword on my N810, I don't need to run it from the command line to get into .doc files.

Now, when I try to open a .doc file, I get the 'find/open application' dialog box. Choosing NotePad allows me to open the file. Granted, it is full of gobbledygook in the beginning and at the end, but the text is clean in the middle I've managed to extract the useful portion without too much difficulty and save as .txt, .pdf or even upload to my GoogleDocs!