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    copied!<p>I would like to parse AutoCAD's MText entity and extract the raw text. I see a pattern in the way the text is formatted. If this has already been solved, then I would not need to reinvent the wheel. I have searched online, but have not found sufficient information.</p> <p>I am searching for any links or references on this subject.</p> <p><strong>Edit:</strong></p> <p>To further clarify, we are using the ODA (Open Design Aliance) libraries to access the DWG files. I am not familiar with this library. Another developer is using the library and extracting information from the files including MText entities. I am then provided with a file containing the MText text, which is what I am looking at. I am looking at the MText formatted text, which I have access to and am working with in C#.</p> <p>Questions:</p> <ol> <li>I asked the other developer if the ODA library provided a means to extract the raw text unformatted. His response was that it could, however that it would also result in the entity getting written back to the DWG file. I am interested in the raw text without affecting the original DWG file. Does ODA provide a way of extracting the raw text without altering the file?</li> <li>I am interested in any documentation on the formatting rules of MText, so that I can consider writing a parser myself if necessary.</li> <li>Is there anything out there to convert MText to RTF? I realize that RTF would not completely satisfy all formatting rules, but this could provide a satisfactory means of displaying the formatted text in a WinForms app. Given RTF I could also obtain the raw text.</li> </ol>
 

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