Is it possible to convert a word documenet to an .xls file using matlab code? If so, can you help or refer me to a link that will help me do that

Convert a microsoft word document to an excel document using matlab code

[Walter Roberson]

We might have some trouble with the custom kerning. Are you okay with that?

[Cordelle]

Yes, that will be okay. thanks

Answer 1

[Iain]

Possible? Yes. Sensible? No.

You'll need to interact with word and excel via active x controls. If you look at the code for xlsread, you'll see how. - Basically, it uses visual basic commands, which you can access via xl or word already.

[Cordelle]

I have document whose type is unknown, its just a pass report from an antenna; i need to do calculation with the data from the report but matlab cant just read any type of file. Is there a way i could convert the pass reports to an excel file via code?

[Iain]

Is it actually a word document, or something else?

[Cordelle]

its something else

[Friedrich]

Can you post how that report looks?

[Cordelle]

i would but there is no attachment. however, properties state that it opens with windows shell commor

[Iain]

Can you open it in Notepad/Wordpad and look at the data?

[Cordelle]

yes

[Friedrich]

then have a look at low level file i/o like fopen, fscanf, fread, textscan, fgetl etc. In that way you should be able to read in the data.

[Iain]

If its a nicely formatted table you can try uiimport, which relies on dlmread, csvread, etc.

Answer 2

[fdsffdser]

drag and drop word files to this word control and then click the word converting menue to convert word to other formats including pdf jpg. i haven't tried .xls. so i am not sure about whether it can make it . but it is very powerful in converting, so i have confidence on it.