Re: OT: combining Word files for XyWrite project

["Steve Hayes" khanyaiis@xxxxxxxx]

On 19 Jan 01, at 2:09, Harry Binswanger wrote:

>
>
> >Using WordPort's filters, I'm going to be importing Word 97 files into
> >XyWrite 3+ so that I can edit them. As it turns out, the author of this
> >book created a separate Word file for each page in the book!
>
> Good God!
>
> You can concatenate (merge) files via DOS, but it works only for text
> files (that is, it produces garbage as far as Word is concerned). But if
> you can convert the files somehow first, here is the syntax for using at
> the c:\ prompt:
>
> copy file1+file2 both
>
> That will make the file named "both" contain first what's in the file
> named "file1" then the file which named "file2".

It's easier in XyWrite.

Append filename.ext

Keep well,

Steve Hayes
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