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# Perl
# $Header: /usr/local/cvs/test/dde/publish/Scripts/word-update-all.pl,v 1.3 1999/06/17 15:21:58 Andrei Exp $

my $no_list_file = 0;
while ( $#ARGV > 0 )
{
    $_ = $ARGV[0];
    SWITCH: {
        /^\-\?$/         && do { usage (); return -1; };
        /^\-f$/          && do { shift; $list_file    = shift; last SWITCH; };
        /^\-f\-$/        && do { shift; $no_list_file = 1;     last SWITCH; };
        /^\-i$/          && do { shift; $in_path      = shift; last SWITCH; };
        /^\-o$/          && do { shift; $out_path     = shift; last SWITCH; };
        /^\-v$/          && do { shift; $visible      = 1;     last SWITCH; };
        usage ();
        print "Unknown command line argument. aborting\n";
        return -2;
    }
};

print "\nWORD-UPDATE-ALL.PL WORKING ENVIRONMENT\n";
print "------------------------------------------------------------\n";
print "list_file           : $list_file\n";
print "in_path             : $in_path\n";
print "out_path            : $out_path\n\n";

# WORD Application initialization
#_________________________________
use Win32::OLE;
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Word';

@storytypes = ( 4, 3, 8, 6, 11, 10, 2, 1, 9, 7, 5 );
my $Word = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 'Quit');
return -5 if (!$Word);

$Word->{'Visible'} = 1 if ($visible);

if (!$no_list_file)
{
    if (!$list_file or !$in_path or !$out_path)
    {
        $Word->Quit();
        return -3;
    };

    if ( !(open LISTFILE, "<$list_file"))
    {
        print "word-update-all Can't open list file!";
        $Word->Quit();
        return -4;
    }

    while (<LISTFILE>)
    {
        chomp;
        (my $file, my $junk) = split("#");
        my $src = "$in_path\\$file.rtf";
        my $tgt = "$out_path\\$file.rtf.doc";
        print "saving $src -> $tgt\n";
        my $Doc = $Word->Documents->Open($src);
        if(!$Doc)
        {
            print STDERR "Can not Open $src!\n";
        }
        $Doc->Repaginate();
        $Stories = $Doc->StoryRanges;
        for $s ( @storytypes )
        {
            eval
            {
                $Story = $Stories->Item($s);
                if ($Story)
                {
                    $Story->Fields->Update();
                    $Story->Fields->Unlink();
                }
            };
        }
        $Doc->SaveAs($tgt, 0);
        $Doc->Close();
    }

    close (LISTFILE);
}
else
{
    if (!$in_path or !$out_path)
    {
        $Word->Quit();
        return -3;
    }

    print "saving $in_path -> $out_path\n";
    my $Doc = $Word->Documents->Open($in_path);

    if(!$Doc)
    {
        print STDERR "Can not Open $in_path!\n";
    }

    $Doc->Repaginate();
    $Stories = $Doc->StoryRanges;

    for $s ( @storytypes )
    {
        eval
        {
            $Story = $Stories->Item($s);
            if ($Story)
            {
                $Story->Fields->Update();
                $Story->Fields->Unlink();
            }
        };
    }

    $Doc->SaveAs($out_path, 0);
    $Doc->Close();
}

$Word->Quit();
return 0;

sub usage
{
    print "Usage: word-update-all.pl -f <list file> -i <input path> -o <output path> [-v]\n\n";
    print "Usage (no listfile): word-update-all.pl -f- -i <input file> -o <output file> [-v]\n\n";
    print "          -v   make word visible\n\n";
    print "    exit codes:\n";
    print "                -1    usage shown\n";
    print "                -2    unknown argument\n";
    print "                -3    missing argument\n";
    print "                -4    can't open list file\n";
    print "                -5    can't open MS Word\n\n";
    return;
}