[duxuser] Re: etext

From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 23:10:29 -0400

Becky,

I'm not sure what type of files you're dealing with, but I suspect that they 
have their own special format, and require a certain program to read them.  As 
you've discovered, opening them in Notepad shows you all the special characters 
that would be interpreted as formatting commands, etc.  You'll have to find out 
what program you need to read the files, and once you have it, you can open 
them and extract the text without having to strip out all the other stuff.  
Incidentally, you'd run into the same type of problem if you opened a Word 
document (or even a DBT document) in Notepad.  Try it some time; you'll be 
amazed at all the stuff you didn't know was there.

Steve

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Becky Lyon - VUSD Spec Ed 
  To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 15:21
  Subject: [duxuser] etext


  Good Morning,

   

  I have a question regarding etext that can be obtained through our State 
Media Clearinghouse here in California.  I don't know if all files are the same 
in this system, but when I am opening the file in question I have to use 
notepad.  I then copy and paste it to word and save it as a document.  The 
question is with regard to format code that comes in the text from the origin.  
Am I following a proper procedure when downloading etext or efiles? Where does 
all that code come from? Is there a convenient, not-so-time-consuming way to 
edit the file?

   

  Thanks for any and all help.

   

  Becky Lyon

   

  Instructional Assistant

  Special Ed - Program for Visually Impaired

References:
- [duxuser] etext
  - From: Becky Lyon - VUSD Spec Ed

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