How to read Ms word file in matlab?

i want to read Ms word file in matlab..please someone help me out...Thanks..

[Geoff Hayes]

Do you want to read the content of the MS Word file and manipulate it in some way? Maybe write data back to the document? What is the use case for this? I know you have posted a similar question about reading PDFs too...

[Jan]

It depends on what you want to read. It is trivial to import a binary .doc file as long as you do not want do process the contents. Or importing a text from a .docx might be easy also, but what does "reading" mean in case of tables, mutli-column text and picture?

[Aniruddha Phatak]

If the Word file contains only text, you could try using the textread or textscan function. Also check http://www.mathworks.in/help/matlab/import_export/supported-file-formats.html

I don't believe .doc is supported though I read something about Excel spreadsheets in there...

[azizullah khan]

Thanks for comments. My main aim is to read a pdf file but due to failure i will convert pdf file to word by software and then will read word file..but i realize that i must have to read pdf file.So if any one have tried on and have some code kindly share it with me..or just give me a clue that how it can be possible..Thanks one again............i really need it..

Answer 1

[per isakson]

I assume you have Ms Word installed. If so

• Search the File Exchange for "ActiveX Word" to get ideas
• See especially OfficeDoc - read/write/format MS Office docs (XLS/DOC/PPT) by Yair Altman

Start an ActiveX session with Word

    wordX = actxserver('Word.Application');

and make an experiment