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How to create SGML files?
Thread poster: Ivan Frankovics
Ivan Frankovics
Ivan Frankovics  Identity Verified
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Dec 2, 2002

Could sy help me on this.

I have to create SGML files from rtf files for a client.

Does somebody heve any idea?

MAybe he means HTML?

Thanks in advance.
 
Maria Celia Costanzo
Maria Celia Costanzo
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SGML files into rtf and reversal Dec 2, 2002

Take a look into this page: http://xml.coverpages.org/sgmlfaq-199904.txt

Maybe it helps... but here\'s something in advance:

4) Where can I buy or download a program to convert my Postscript/Word/WordPerfect legacy documents to SGML automatically?

ANSWER: If you have any experience in construction, that\'s roughly equivalent to asking where you can rent a machine to convert bri... See more
Take a look into this page: http://xml.coverpages.org/sgmlfaq-199904.txt

Maybe it helps... but here\'s something in advance:

4) Where can I buy or download a program to convert my Postscript/Word/WordPerfect legacy documents to SGML automatically?

ANSWER: If you have any experience in construction, that\'s roughly equivalent to asking where you can rent a machine to convert bricks into a house automatically.

Accept that you\'ll have to do some programming (and possibly a lot of manual intervention), then look at Steve Pepper\'s Whirlwind Guide (see above) to find some software tools that can get you started.

It doesn\'t sound very encouraging, does it?

Good Luck


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Arnaud HERVE
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formally Dec 3, 2002

Well formally you just have to change the dot rtf into dot sgml in the file\'s name.



But then the tags in the text must be SGML tags. Not HTML.
 


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