Opening MS Word files via Python

[Fazer]

jmdeschamps at cvm.qc.ca (jmdeschamps) wrote in message news:<3d06fae9.0404210536.3f277a37 at posting.google.com>...
> Rob Nikander <rnikaREMOVEnder at adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<i7-dnZNwpJ8TfhjdRVn-jg at adelphia.com>...
> > Fazer wrote:
> > > I am curious as to how I should approach this issue.  I would just
> > > want to parse simple text and maybe perhaps tables in the future. 
> > > Would I have to save the word file and open it in a text editor?  That
> > > would kind of....suck...  Has anyone else tackled this issue?
> > 
> > The win32 extensions for python allow you to get at the COM objects for 
> > applications like Word, and that would let you get the text and tables. 
> >   google: win32 python.
> > 
> > word = win32com.client.Dispatch('Word.Application')
> > word.Documents.Open('C:\\myfile.doc')
> > 
> > But I don't know the best way to find out the methods and properties of 
> > the "word" object.
> > 
> > Rob
> 
> You can use VBA documentation for Word, and using dot notation and
> normal Pythonesque way of calling functions, play with its diverses
> objects, methods and attributes...
> Here's some pretty straightforward code along these lines:
> #************************
> import win32com.client
> import tkFileDialog
> 
> # Launch Word
> MSWord = win32com.client.Dispatch("Word.Application")
> MSWord.Visible = 0 
> # Open a specific file
> myWordDoc = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
> MSWord.Documents.Open(myWordDoc)
> #Get the textual content
> docText = MSWord.Documents[0].Content
> # Get a list of tables
> listTables= MSWord.Documents[0].Tables
> #************************
> 
> Happy parsing,
> 
> Jean-Marc


That is Awesome!  Thanks!

How would I save something in word format? I am guessing
MSWord.Docments.Save(myWordDoc) or around those lines?  where can I
find more documentatin?  Thanks.