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- !HTML2Text
-
- An HTML to text file converter program
- Written by Tim Wiser
-
- Version 1.00 (18-Dec-95)
-
-
- This application was written solely because one
- night I wanted to read the script for the excellent stage show 'Bottom Live' that I had
- downloaded from the Cathouse Archives in HTML
- format. Because it was in HTML format, the
- file had the HTML formatting statements littered
- around it and was generally very messy. This
- program takes any file containing comments in <>
- brackets (ie: HTML) and removes any text inside
- those brackets. Thus you get this effect ...
-
- "The code is written <tt>main(void)</tt>"
-
- .. which converts into:
-
- "The code is written main(void)"
-
- .. giving a more readable file.
-
- Of course, this 'dumb' approach to conversion
- has its disadvantages - someone may put valid
- information in <> brackets. Converting files that
- contain elements of C code will not give nice
- results, because C uses <> brackets a lot:
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- /\
- / \
- /_ _\
- |__|
-
- You want this bit
- of text included
- because it is a
- bit of C code, not
- HTML.
-
-
- This program does not get rid of embedded typographic
- commands such as " and &ersand. These remain
- in the text but can easily be removed via search &
- replace in a text editor.
-
- So, although the program is fast (depending on the
- speed of disc access, that is), you may get
- dodgy results. It should work fine for scripts
- and stuff like that.
-
- Want to contact me?
-
- Tim Wiser Room B17
- Cowgate Cottage Cotuit Hall
- Lea Road Pullen's Lane
- Lea Bridge Headington
- Derbyshire Oxford
- DE4 5JL OX3 0DA
-
- E-Mail 95149919@brookes.ac.uk
- IRC Timmy
- Web http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk/~csuwg/people
- Phone 01629 534537 (Holidays)
- 01865 61804 (Term time)
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