Sylv3r Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Does anybody know if they is any tools available to mass convert all .docx files on our server to .doc. I think it would be useful if every night / week I could run this on the server. As you may have guessed we use Office 2007 and have set the default save as type as Word 2000 - 2003, but the odd one or two still sneak through and cause problems with kids / staff taking things home on a memory pen. I've banned the Office 2007 extensions on our Mail server so they can't be sent outside of school. Thanks
Grommit Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) make a dos bat file "rename *.docx *.doc" I'm sure some geek will add a complex VBX runscript here soon... Edited June 20, 2008 by Grommit
MyDejaVu Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I dont know of a tool that would do that, anyway you would have a loosing battle in here because of the Office 2007 wave is coming and cannot be stopped. so what I would suggest is if you instead install the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft, I had deployed it to all machines in here so anyone can open 2007 files, Link is Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Regards.
elsiegee40 Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Likewise, I have rolled out the compatibility pack both at school and at home.
FN-GM Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I dont know of a tool that would do that, anyway you would have a loosing battle in here because of the Office 2007 wave is coming and cannot be stopped. so what I would suggest is if you instead install the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft, I had deployed it to all machines in here so anyone can open 2007 files, Link is Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Regards. how do you go about deploying it please? Z
ZeroHour Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 make a dos bat file "rename *.docx *.doc" I'm sure some geek will add a complex VBX runscript here soon... LOL there is a little more between doc and docx then just a extension.
Jobos Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 If there’s a GP to install the compatibility pack that would be a great help otherwise it will mean a visit to each machine to run it by hand. A job for the holidays I think
elsiegee40 Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 We followed the earlier link and rolled it out as an msi through group policy. Very straightforward. Did it in term-time without incident.
Grommit Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 make a dos bat file "rename *.docx *.doc" I'm sure some geek will add a complex VBX runscript here soon... Sorry it hought you said "rename" not "convert" *blush*
FN-GM Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 If there’s a GP to install the compatibility pack that would be a great help otherwise it will mean a visit to each machine to run it by hand. A job for the holidays I think Do you have a link to this please? I can't find it.
SYNACK Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 There is a way to bulk convert all documents the other way using the OFC component in the Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) but not the other way around from docx back to doc (that I know of). Converting all documents to the new format will decrease the space that the files use hugely though so when full roll outs have been performed it may be a good way to free up some space on the servers.
SYNACK Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Do you have a link to this please? I can't find it. Its just the standard download that you extract the MSI from, instructions here: How to deploy the Office Compatibility Pack together with the Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 1
MyDejaVu Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 you deploy it using GP software installation,, but first you must extract the MSI from the EXE that Microsoft provides, download the exe from the link I provided, then from the command prompt you need to run the file with the option to extract..... eg C:\fileconverter /extract:C:\folder please note that you must copy the whole folder because the msi file is only the launcher... so once you have a location that is avaiable from any machine, you only need to add the file o12conv.msi to your group policy. Regards. 1
Michael Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 how do you go about deploying it please? Here's how to get the Compatibility Pack MSI You can also use the Office 2007 Ork Tools to specify Word 2007's default format is .doc too 1
FN-GM Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 you deploy it using GP software installation,, but first you must extract the MSI from the EXE that Microsoft provides, download the exe from the link I provided, then from the command prompt you need to run the file with the option to extract..... eg C:\fileconverter /extract:C:\folder please note that you must copy the whole folder because the msi file is only the launcher... so once you have a location that is avaiable from any machine, you only need to add the file o12conv.msi to your group policy. Regards. ok i have done that, can i just deploy them two .msi files using group policy?
SYNACK Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) ok i have done that, can i just deploy them two .msi files using group policy? Just dump the O12Conv.msi in the GP software container and it should install fine http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952273 Edited June 20, 2008 by SYNACK
MyDejaVu Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 remember you must keep the folder structure, you select the MSI file in your group policy. that msi file uses the compressed .cab file and the contents from the subfolder.
bossman Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 @Sylv3r: here try this bud let me know how you get on ok :-) How do I batch convert *.docx files to *.doc? have fun
stratisphere Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Here's an app i wrote recently http://borris.is-a-geek.net/DOCXtoDOCBulkConvertor.rar (Ver 1.0) http://borris.is-a-geek.net/docx2docScreen.JPG it's easy to use (but you must have Office 2007 installed). Basically it enumerates *.docx in a folder (also the choice to do a recursive search) and then it'll open and convert each one. It also gives you the option to either overwrite it (rename) or make a copy. This version doesnt have command line support, but the next will (I'll update it over the next day or two). Any problems, feel free to PM me. Please considure it beta software. If it comes across an error it'll skip that file, but it's better to test it out on a batch of files first to make sure it's fine on your system. Adi (P.s. sorry downloads will be slow, it's hosted on my home server!)
bossman Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 @Sylv3r: here is another free online conversion website: Zamzar - Free online file conversion
Sylv3r Posted June 20, 2008 Author Posted June 20, 2008 We have Office 2007 in school so its not an issue with us having to install the compatibility pack its the users outside of school - to tell them to download and install the compatibility pack sounds easy in principal.... Thanks for the info Bossman and stratisphere, the command line support on your program sounds exactly what im after. Cheers
CyberNerd Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 its the users outside of school - to tell them to download and install the compatibility pack sounds easy in principal.... Indeed, that why govt advice is still not to use docx in school. It's much easier (and cheaper) to tell students and other organisations to go install openoffice. You know docx is changing soon so it can meet it's iso requirements! soon msoffice (2007sp2) will be using odt anyway - so you might as well install the Sun compatibility pack for odt, set it as default and migrate ODT already. just like becta said in 2005
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