There are a couple of utility programs (dtex, detex, and delatex) that you can get off the net that do what you want. Unfortunately I don't think any of them come pre-built with modern latex distros. Brad <div>On 8/20/07, Flo <<a href="mailto:monkey2q@gmail.com">monkey2q@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi, I'm looking for a way to export all the text from my .tex files, or just one - (actually I want to use it to create tagcrowds of my work >> http:// <a href="http://www.tagcrowd.com/">www.tagcrowd.com/ </a> - to give it a try and for some designing touches) I wonder if there is some way to do this, something like picking all content that fits a certain scope like "string" - or something and export it into a pure plaintext file. I agree this feature would probably not be able to export \footnote's and \marginnote's but anyway - Do you have any idea if there already is something like this - or if it is possible at all? Thanks a lot - and enough for today flo ______________________________________________________________________ For new threads USE THIS: <a href="mailto:textmate@lists.macromates.com">textmate@lists.macromates.com </a> (threading gets destroyed and the universe will collapse if you don't) <a href="http://lists.macromates.com/mailman/listinfo/textmate">http://lists.macromates.com/mailman/listinfo/textmate</a> </blockquote> </div> -- Brad Miller Assistant Professor, Computer Science Luther College