From: "(r.*n){2}" <perl2ruby@...>
Date: 2010-10-01T10:06:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Microsoft Word metadata extraction query

On Sep 30, 8:33 pm, David Mullet <david.mul...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Stuart Clarke wrote:
> > Hey all,
>
> > Is anyone aware of a library to identify the use of track changes in
> > Microsoft Word documents? I basically and looking for something to scan
> > the file and say 'Track Changes - Y/N'
>
> > Many thanks in advance
>
> Not sure if this can be done by "scanning the file".
>
> It can be done via Win32OLE, by checking the Document object's
> TrackRevisions property.
>
> require 'win32ole'
> word = WIN32OLE.new('Word.Application')
> doc = word.Documents.Open('c:\stuff.doc')
> is_tracking = doc.TrackRevisions
>
> That's an abbreviated example. Let me know if this would help and you
> need more details.
>
> David
>
> http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.com/search/label/word
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Try to run strings (see man strings) on the word doc and see if there
are any clues.