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Article #10747Re: How can I extract text from a PICT?
From: Patrick L. Harvey
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1991 05:20
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1991 05:20
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In article <0B01FFFB.hmxoc7@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: > > In article <1991Jun6.141300.5216@am.dsir.govt.nz>, tony@tui.marcam.dsir.govt.nz (Tony Cooper) writes: > > I want to extract a table of numbers from a PICT file without typing in all > > the numbers by hand. The best way I have so far is to change the file to a > > TEXT file and edit it by hand. The numbers are in there surrounded by junk. > > I was wondering if anyone knew a good way of doing this automatically. > > > > The nearest I have found is that MacDraw II can spell check the PICT and > > it checks all the text to do it. If I could persuade it to save all the > > text into a file that would do the trick. > > Make sure everything is ungrouped. Then select the text tool and > select all. This should select all the text items. Cut this. Then > select all again, press the delete key to remove everything that is > left (DON'T USE CUT). Now paste back the text. This leaves you with > just the text. > You can open the PICT from Interleaf and the text is immediately editable inside the graphic. You can cut it or export it as rtf or whatever. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick L. Harvey | Home: romed!harvs!harv@asuvax.eas.asu.edu VLSI Technology, Inc. | Work: vlsisj!phx!harv@decwrl.dec.com (602) 752-6151 |
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!romed!harvs.UUCP!harv From: harv@harvs.UUCP (Patrick L. Harvey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: How can I extract text from a PICT? Message-ID: <0B02FFF5.hocet5@harvs.UUCP> Date: 9 Jun 91 05:20:04 GMT Reply-To: romed!harvs!harv@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Lines: 25 X-Mailer: uAccess - Mac Release: 1.1.b6