Word macro for clean HTML code

Toxaris · 07-12-2011, 07:50 AM

If anybody is interested, I create a macro to transform a Word document to clean HTML. The following things are supported:
- simple formating (italic, bold, underline, superscript, etc)
- 1 level lists
- tables
- images
- foot- and endnotes
- hyperlinks (internal and external)
- header tags
- custom named styles in Word
- bookmarks

It will use UTF-8.

Just unpack the .bas file. Press Alt+F11 in word and import the .bas file into the Normal.dot.

Comments have been removed or translated into English.

*** I strongly recommend to take a look at the Word add-in instead. It has much more features and is actively maintained. ***

Greg Anos · 07-12-2011, 07:58 AM

What version of Word/what level of Word documents are needed?

Toxaris · 07-12-2011, 08:30 AM

It should work for version 2007 and up. I would not be surprised if it would also work for 2003. It works for both doc and docx.

mvo · 07-13-2011, 12:45 AM

Thank you! Luckily, I can read a little bit of Dutch - just enough to get by

Toxaris · 07-13-2011, 03:18 PM

New version... Better way to change the headers (Word language independant) and prevent of some possible loops.

Toxaris · 03-07-2012, 12:51 PM

A new version again. Installation procedure is the same.

Please be aware. The macro will not create a stylesheet, but will create a reference to a stylesheet (if you choose to).

mmat1 · 03-07-2012, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxaris

It should work for version 2007 and up. I would not be surprised if it would also work for 2003. It works for both doc and docx.

This is not an in-depht analysis, but a quick check shows, that it works well in W2003. So W97 shoudn't cause much problems.

It's great !!!!!!

Toxaris · 03-17-2012, 02:51 PM

Small bugfixes. It should also work on a Mac now. I also converted the comments and texts into English.

Updated the start post with the latest version.

Keroberos · 03-17-2012, 06:02 PM

Many thanks

(now I don't have to finish translating it myself

).

Hitch · 03-28-2012, 03:24 AM

Toxaris:

I downloaded the 2.5 version from your post on 3-7-12, but nothing is in English--did I get the wrong zip?

Tx,
Hitch

Toxaris · 03-28-2012, 01:07 PM

Hitch, use the attachment from the top post.

Hitch · 03-28-2012, 03:19 PM

Thanks, Tox:

Thought I'd take it out for a spin; we're always adding new people and new tools, so anything that makes our process faster or can be used by some of our new folks is good.

(ETA: D'oh! "Eng." :facepalm}

Hitch

Hitch · 04-06-2012, 05:02 PM

Hi, Toxaris:

I'll try this again, but every time I attempt to run it, it crashes Win7, Word2010, on a PC Quad.

ETA: Crashes it EVERY TIME.

Hitch

Toxaris · 04-07-2012, 01:29 PM

A crash? I never had a crash by the macro before nor have heard of others. I also use Win7, but Word 2007. Does the crash occur at a certain step? Perhaps there are some differences between 2007 and 2010, but a crash should not happen anyway of course.
Does it contain a table?

Hitch · 04-07-2012, 02:48 PM

Hi, Tox:

No, no tables. The first one I tried contained some Word x-refs (I think to a now non-existent character list, perhaps), which I didn't realize, and I think that just tanked it completely. It simply stopped responding, across all open instances of Word, and I had to restart it.

The second one I tried (and, as far as it goes, it worked a treat, btw) completed, but then it seemed to hang Word. I had to close Word from the task bar; the (now-empty) Word program just sat there like a dead dodo, I couldn't close it by the usual methods, either by File->exit, File->close, or x'ing out, I was only able to close it from the taskbar.

The resulting html file, though, was findable and usable, so whatever happened, it produced the file, placed the finished html file in the dir, but then Word just wanked. (I realize that these are highly descriptive technical terms: wanked). My only other question, other than the Word program weirdness, is the inquiry into the other paragraph styles. I infer that what the macro is asking is for the Word-given style name, is that right? Does this iterate if there are, for example, 5 styles that you wish to retain? (This is simply a curiosity question; I'm comparing this macro's capabilities against the BookCreator macro for our newer bookmakers who haven't developed their own macros/clips/PERL programs to do it.)

Thanks--hope this is remotely useful,

Hitch

03-07-2012, 12:51 PM	#6
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	A new version again. Installation procedure is the same. Please be aware. The macro will not create a stylesheet, but will create a reference to a stylesheet (if you choose to). Last edited by Toxaris; 03-28-2012 at 01:08 PM.

03-28-2012, 03:19 PM	#12
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,460 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	Thanks, Tox: Thought I'd take it out for a spin; we're always adding new people and new tools, so anything that makes our process faster or can be used by some of our new folks is good. (ETA: D'oh! "Eng." :facepalm} Hitch Last edited by Hitch; 03-28-2012 at 03:41 PM. Reason: ETA: D'oh!

04-06-2012, 05:02 PM	#13
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,460 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	Hi, Toxaris: I'll try this again, but every time I attempt to run it, it crashes Win7, Word2010, on a PC Quad. ETA: Crashes it EVERY TIME. Hitch Last edited by Hitch; 04-06-2012 at 05:29 PM. Reason: Update

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	It should work for version 2007 and up. I would not be surprised if it would also work for 2003. It works for both doc and docx.

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mvo Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 1588 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: see signature	Thank you! Luckily, I can read a little bit of Dutch - just enough to get by

03-17-2012, 02:51 PM	#8
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Small bugfixes. It should also work on a Mac now. I also converted the comments and texts into English. Updated the start post with the latest version.

03-17-2012, 06:02 PM	#9
Keroberos Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 238654 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kobo Mini (4GB), Nook Classic wi-fi, iPod Touch (Bluefire Reader)	Many thanks (now I don't have to finish translating it myself ).

03-28-2012, 03:24 AM	#10
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,460 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	Toxaris: I downloaded the 2.5 version from your post on 3-7-12, but nothing is in English--did I get the wrong zip? Tx, Hitch

03-28-2012, 01:07 PM	#11
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Hitch, use the attachment from the top post.

04-07-2012, 01:29 PM	#14
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	A crash? I never had a crash by the macro before nor have heard of others. I also use Win7, but Word 2007. Does the crash occur at a certain step? Perhaps there are some differences between 2007 and 2010, but a crash should not happen anyway of course. Does it contain a table?

04-07-2012, 02:48 PM	#15
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,460 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	Hi, Tox: No, no tables. The first one I tried contained some Word x-refs (I think to a now non-existent character list, perhaps), which I didn't realize, and I think that just tanked it completely. It simply stopped responding, across all open instances of Word, and I had to restart it. The second one I tried (and, as far as it goes, it worked a treat, btw) completed, but then it seemed to hang Word. I had to close Word from the task bar; the (now-empty) Word program just sat there like a dead dodo, I couldn't close it by the usual methods, either by File->exit, File->close, or x'ing out, I was only able to close it from the taskbar. The resulting html file, though, was findable and usable, so whatever happened, it produced the file, placed the finished html file in the dir, but then Word just wanked. (I realize that these are highly descriptive technical terms: wanked). My only other question, other than the Word program weirdness, is the inquiry into the other paragraph styles. I infer that what the macro is asking is for the Word-given style name, is that right? Does this iterate if there are, for example, 5 styles that you wish to retain? (This is simply a curiosity question; I'm comparing this macro's capabilities against the BookCreator macro for our newer bookmakers who haven't developed their own macros/clips/PERL programs to do it.) Thanks--hope this is remotely useful, Hitch

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