Sillybean

Automator script for Word HTML cleanup

So, the other Steph and I were kvetching earlier about the lousy Word HTML we have to clean up all day… and I remembered something. A long time ago, I’d tried to use AppleScript to make the Word Unmunger’s batch mode easier to use. At the time, AppleScript defeated me… but now it’s Automator, and it’s a lot better.

Voila… the Word Unmunger Automator script.. You’ll need to grab the Unmunger itself, of course, and edit the workflow to match your path to the script. (I had renamed mine fix.py because I was constantly typing the file name in Terminal.)

Now if only Dreamweaver’s commands were available to Automator. See, the Unmunger sometimes can’t handle HTML from Word files created on a Mac, and running it through Dreamweaver’s Clean Up Word HTML command first solves the problem.

Oh well. This is still going to make my professional life a lot easier.