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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How can I extract text from a PICT?
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Date: 8 Jun 91 18:11:15 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
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In article <1991Jun6.141300.5216@am.dsir.govt.nz>, tony@tui.marcam.dsir.govt.nz (Tony Cooper) writes:
> I want to extract a table of numbers from a PICT file without typing in all
> the numbers by hand. The best way I have so far is to change the file to a
> TEXT file and edit it by hand. The numbers are in there surrounded by junk.
> I was wondering if anyone knew a good way of doing this automatically.
> 
> The nearest I have found is that MacDraw II can spell check the PICT and
> it checks all the text to do it. If I could persuade it to save all the
> text into a file that would do the trick.

Make sure everything is ungrouped.  Then select the text tool and
select all.  This should select all the text items.  Cut this.  Then
select all again, press the delete key to remove everything that is
left (DON'T USE CUT).  Now paste back the text.  This leaves you with
just the text.

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