Converting between Word and TXT formats is a skill that can greatly enhance your productivity and efficiency in handling documents. For example, converting a Word document to a plain text file can make it easier to analyze and manipulate data using other text processing tools or programming languages. Conversely, converting a text file to Word format allows you to add formatting, graphics, and other elements to enhance the presentation of the content. In this article, you will learn how to convert text files to Word format or convert Word files to text format in React using Spire.Doc for JavaScript.
Install Spire.Doc for JavaScript
To get started with the conversion between the TXT and Word formats in a React application, you can either download Spire.Doc for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:
npm i spire.officeThe downloaded product package integrates Spire.Doc for JavaScript, Spire.XLS for JavaScript, Spire.PDF for JavaScript, and Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the features of Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.doc.js, Spire.Doc.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and the _framework folder) to the public folder of your project. To ensure proper text rendering, you can add relevant font files with a custom path. In the following example, the font is added to the path: public\static\font.
For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.Doc for JavaScript in a React Project
Convert Text (TXT) to Word in JavaScript
Spire.Doc for JavaScript allows you to load a TXT file and then save it to Word Doc or Docx format using the Document.SaveToFile() method. The following are the main steps.
- Create a new document using the new wasmModule.Document() method.
- Load a text file using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Save the text file as a Word document using the Document.SaveToFile() method.
- JavaScript
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
// Load Spire.Doc
useEffect(() => {
(async () => {
try {
const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
: rawModule;
setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
}
})();
}, []);
// Function to convert a text file to a Word document
const TXTtoWord = async () => {
const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
if (wasmModule) {
// Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('CALIBRI.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
// Specify the input file name and the output file name
const inputFileName = 'input.txt';
const outputFileName = 'TxtToWord.docx';
// Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);
// Create an instance of the Document class
const doc = new wasmModule.Document();
// Load the text file
doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);
// Save the text file as a Word document
doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Docx2016 });
// Read the generated Word document from VFS
const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
// Create a Blog object from the Word document
const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document' });
// Create a URL for the Blob
const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
// Create an anchor element to trigger the download
const a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = url;
a.download = outputFileName;
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
document.body.removeChild(a);
URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
// Clean up resources
doc.Dispose();
}
};
return (
<div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
<h1>Convert Text to Word Using JavaScript in React</h1>
<button onClick={TXTtoWord} disabled={!wasmModule}>
Convert
</button>
</div>
);
}
export default App;Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Once it's running, click on the "Convert" button to download the Word document converted from a TXT file:
Below is the input text file and the generated Word document:
Convert Word to Text (TXT) in JavaScript
The Document.SaveToFile() method can also be used to export a Word Doc or Docx document to a plain text file. The following are the main steps.
- Create a new document using the new wasmModule.Document() method.
- Load a Word document using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Save the Word document in TXT format using the Document.SaveToFile({fileName: string, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Txt}) method.
- JavaScript
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
// Load Spire.Doc
useEffect(() => {
(async () => {
try {
const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
: rawModule;
setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
}
})();
}, []);
// Function to convert a Word document to a text file
const WordToTXT = async () => {
const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
if (wasmModule) {
// Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('CALIBRI.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
// Specify the input file name and the output file name
const inputFileName = 'Data.docx';
const outputFileName = 'WordToText.txt';
// Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);
// Create an instance of the Document class
const doc = new wasmModule.Document();
// Load the Word document
doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);
// Save the Word document in TXT format
doc.SaveToFile({fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Txt});
// Read the generated text file from VFS
const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
// Create a Blog object from the text file
const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], {type: 'text/plain'});
// Create a URL for the Blob
const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
// Create an anchor element to trigger the download
const a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = url;
a.download = outputFileName;
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
document.body.removeChild(a);
URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
// Clean up resources
doc.Dispose();
}
};
return (
<div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
<h1>Convert a Word Document to Plain Text Using JavaScript in React</h1>
<button onClick={WordToTXT} disabled={!wasmModule}>
Convert
</button>
</div>
);
}
export default App;
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