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Title: From Word to XML: Conversion


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From Word to XML Conversion Workflow
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  • Uwe Müller, Burghard Güther
  • Humboldt-University, Berlin
  • Computing Center

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Topics
  • Workflow Overview
  • Template file (MS Word)
  • Macros for authors
  • Conversion macros
  • Problems with MS Word
  • Conversion to SGML/XML
  • Conversion to HTML
  • Problems and outlook

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Workflow Overview
ComputingCenter
Document Server
Author
Library
Abstract Page
Metadata
Abstract, Keywords
CoursesSupport
SGML
Writing (WordProcessingSystem)
Template, Macros
bibliographical classification
HTML
Con- version
4 Paper Copies
Con- version
PDF
PDF Version
Printing Service
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Template file (MS Word)
  • Purposes
  • allow conversion into SGML/XML
  • enforce structural correctness
  • support authors
  • Problems
  • only style templates can be converted
  • DTD cannot completely be modelled
  • Special matters
  • bibliography
  • page numbering

5
Macros for authors
  • Support of correct use of templates
  • Bibliography
  • management in database
  • transformation into literature list
  • cross referencing
  • Page numbering bookmarks
  • SGML in correspondence with paper copy
  • consistent references

6
Conversion macros
  • Content of cross references
  • Character templates
  • convert character features into style templates
  • Page numbering
  • transform bookmarks into page numbers
  • Special characters
  • Deletion of numbering in headings
  • problem frames

7
Problems with MS Word
  • Graphical features
  • Word drawings (laid over the text)
  • Special characters and fonts
  • Unicode
  • Math. chem. formulas
  • converted into pictures

8
Conversion to SGML/XML
  • Software SGML Author for MS Word (97)
  • Tool Pre-processing script (Perl)
  • transform tables (cals table model)
  • bugs, work-arounds, routine problems
  • Validation of SGML/XML source file
  • parser editor
  • Conversion of graphic files
  • GIF, JPEG, PNG

9
Conversion to HTML
  • Tool converter script (Perl)
  • did2html
  • Splitting up SGML source
  • equivalent file structure as HTML
  • possibility to search (SGML) and present (HTML)

10
Problems and outlook
  • Validation of documents
  • self validation (author) check list
  • parser
  • Conversion of Word 2000 documents
  • own converter (RTF -gt XML)?
  • Change from SGML to XML
  • adaptation of DTD
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