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   dr.j.r.stockton@gmail.com to All   
   Re: Run spelling checker from Batch file   
   05 Jun 19 01:04:12   
   
   On Wednesday, 5 June 2019 03:57:22 UTC+1, JJ  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 11:45:34 -0700 (PDT), JRS wrote:   
   > > Is it possible, using normal Windows 10 only, for a batch file to run a   
   > > Windows spelling checker on one or more (e.g. using wildcards) plain-text   
   > > files - and, if so, how? UK English preferred.   
   > >   
   > > I do not need to correct the spelling, just to check it.   
   > >   
   > > Otherwise, can it be done from Batch by using an installed copy of   
   > > LibreOffice?   
   > >   
   > > Grammar checking would be a bonus, for finding some typos which are real   
   > > words.   
   > >   
   > > Any other thoughts?   
   >   
   > If using LibreOffice is a requirement, you'd have to use macros to import a   
   > text file, then perform a spell check.   
      
      
   It is not a requirement; my preference is for a shout batch file, maybe   
   calling Windows Script Host and/or PowerShell, calling a feature of Windows 10   
   pro.   
      
   > Otherwise, use the standalone version of the same spell checking engine used   
   > by LibreOffice: Hunspell. Get the standalone Hunspell tool   
   > (hunspell-1.3.2-3-w32-bin.zip) which can be used from a batch file.   
   >   
   > https://sourceforge.net/projects/ezwinports/files/   
      
      
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