>> Edit .htm document using Word

[Jonathan]

Hi, I have a web page that I update using code. That is, programmatically
open a .htm file and replace strings at specific locations in a table. This
works superbly.

The problem is that MS Word (2003) adds meta data and interprets the tags as
document formatting. As a result I get a bloated web page that has a layout
inconsistent with other web pages.

For example...
<h1>Quick Details</h1>

becomes...
<h1 align=center style='text-align:center'>Quick Details</h1>

This includes layout changes in locations that I have not edited.

Do you have any ideas or suggestions to achieve the desired outcome
appreciated

Many thanks
Jonathan

 

[Jezebel]

The obvious suggestion is: don't use Word to edit htm pages.

 

[Jonathan]

<smile> lol, thanks... I do it because I can... well, I'm not yet familiar
with editing a text file programatically. I guess if there are not other
suggestions I will just have to learn!</smile>

Many thanks
Jonathan

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you want to hand edit html code in Word then treat it all as plain text.
Open as plain text, don't save as a web page. Save as plain text with quotes
around the filename.

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[Jonathan]

thanks Graham,

simple, allows me to tap into the Word object library and works well...

Jonathan