Combining Many Documents into One (97)

[lonelywind]

Very good, Kevin. Much simpler than my answer. Proof that an old DOS dog like me can learn new DOS tricks. <img src=/S/laugh.gif border=0 alt=laugh width=15 height=15>

[Kathleen]

glad it worked out. i had a similar problem where i combined all the .doc in a directory into one file-i brought up the first document, then hit ctrl-enter for a page break, alt i, f to insert a file, clicked on the next file name in line. eventually i ended up with a new file of all those documents (they were recipes) in one big document, separated by page breaks.

i used phil's booklet technique to print them out as a recipe booklet! it was very crude, but then, didn't take hardly any knowledge or skill!

[Kevin]

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We need a smilie crying and pounding the dirt!

[Kevin]

Yes, and how about the recipies? Are they any good?

[Kevin]

Gary,

I was even trying to see if one could use that copy command with the /b switch to combine Word files into one big Word file. The copy works, but when Word encounters the first "End of Document" code (or however Word knows it's at the end?!!), it ignores the rest of the documents.

[Kathleen]

who the heck knows? i tend to collect recipes which i then read while eating my Stouffer's lasagne!

[KB MacKenzie]

If you don't give a darn about formatting of the recipes, you could set your Word to Recover Text from Any file before opening. You may also want to try opening in WordPad... Haven't tested, but it's a thought....

[Charles Kenyon]

The example was for files in the root directory. If they are buried in your folder structure either maneuver to your containing folder and use the following:

for %i in (.*.txt) do type %i >> saveit.doc

or put in the full path name using quotation marks if there are any spaces or other non-alphanumeric characters in the name and path as in:

for %i in ("c:my filestext files"*.txt) do type %i >> "c:my filestext filessaveit.doc"

This is assuming that Gary's command works, which I do assume.

Doesn't everyone know that Windows is not really an OS but simply a shell built on a more and more undocumented DOS? <img src=/S/grin.gif border=0 alt=grin width=15 height=15> (or am I as wrong about this as I am about so many other things?)

[Charles Kenyon]

I'm back up, finally, with tremendous promises from my hosting company for this to never happen again. (or at least until next time).

I'm still trying to dig out from the mound of email that was addressed to me at the site. You will be in my thoughts as I drink the champagne this weekend. If I ever make it to your neighborhood, I'll bring a real bottle.