docx

# DOCX creation, editing, and analysis ## Overview A .docx file is a ZIP archive containing XML files. ## Quick Reference | Task | Approach | |------|----------| | Read/analyze content | `pandoc` or unpack for raw XML | | Create new document | Use `docx-js` - see Creating New Documents below | | Edit existing document | Unpack → edit XML → repack - see Editing Existing Documents below | ### Converting .doc to .docx Legacy `.doc` files must be converted before editing: ```bash python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to docx document.doc ``` ### Reading Content ```bash # Text extraction with tracked changes pandoc --track-changes=all document.docx -o output.md # Raw XML access python scripts/office/unpack.py document.docx unpacked/ ``` ### Converting to Images ```bash python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to pdf document.docx pdftoppm -jpeg -r 150 document.pdf page ``` ### Accepting Tracked Changes To produce a clean document with all tracked changes accepted (requires LibreOffice): ```bash python scripts/accept_changes.py input.docx output.docx ``` --- ## Creating New Documents Generate .docx files with JavaScript, then validate. Install: `npm install -g docx` ### Setup ```javascript const { Document, Packer, Paragraph, TextRun, Table, TableRow, TableCell, ImageRun, Header, Footer, AlignmentType, PageOrientation, LevelFormat, ExternalHyperlink, InternalHyperlink, Bookmark, FootnoteReferenceRun, PositionalTab, ...