Converting word to text avoiding symbols

[dim.beck]

Hi,

I’m trying to convert a word document to text, and getting strange symbols which would not get if I were converting using Word automation.

Here is the relevant part of my code:

TxtSaveOptions txtSaveOptions = new TxtSaveOptions();
txtSaveOptions.Encoding = Encoding.Default;
doc.Save(firstStream, txtSaveOptions);

I’ve attached an example files with the symbols I get in Aspose VS word, you can see the symbol in a hex editor, or any compare tool. I use Beyond Compare.

Here are some more strange symbols Aspose would give me (in red):

Surname: WHITE.br\First Name: SNOW.br.br\D.O.B: 13/12/1970.br\Sex: Female.br\ .br.br.br.br.br\Medical Record â€" Radiology Department .br\Radiology Report.br.br.br\ .br\Referring Consultant: Darth Vader.br\Referring Service: Community.br\Referrer’s Address: .br

I have to somehow avoid getting these symbols. and since I don’t know how many and which of them I can get, I don’t want to solve this issue replacing them.

I would very appreciate your help.

Thanks, Dim.

[AndreyN]

Hello
Thanks for your inquiry. Could you please attach your input document here for testing? I will check the problem on my side and provide you more information.

Best regards,

[dim.beck]

Hi,

Thanks for your quick response.

I’ve sent the file by mail.

Thanks again,
Dim.

[AndreyN]

Hello
Thank you for additional information. Please try using the following code to avoid showing LineBreak symbol in the output TXT:

Document doc = new Document("C:\\Temp\\totxt1.doc");
doc.Range.Replace(ControlChar.LineBreak, "\n", false, false);
doc.Save("C:\\Temp\\out.txt");

Best regards,

[dim.beck]

Hi,

Thanks! I’ve checked and it solved the problem with the findings line.

I actually had to use:

doc.Range.Replace(ControlChar.LineBreak, "", false, false);

and I got an Identical output to which word automation gives me.

I guess the other problem I have with the BOM and other special characters would be a different issue.
Do you have any idea how to avoid this symbols? I still get them after the fix.

Thanks,
Dim.

[alexey.noskov]

Hi
Thanks for your request. Maybe in your case, you should simply create your own to TXT converter as described here:
https://reference.aspose.com/words/net/aspose.words/documentvisitor/
This approach will allow you to control how the document is converted to TXT.
Best regards,