.doc to .docx file converter

This Python utility uses the Microsoft Word COM API to convert the .doc files in a directory and its subdirectories into .docx files.

Things to be aware of:

• I highly recommend taking a backup of the directory that you will run the conversion on.
• The program will ask you if you want to delete the original .doc files.
• Don't use Word whilst the program is running.
• It's not fast. The Word COM API is quite slow to perform file I/O operations, so depending on how many files you need to convert, it could take a while.

How to use it:

Open Command Prompt in the program directory and run the following commands.

1. Create the Python virtual environment

py -m venv .venv

2. Activate the Python virtual environment

.venv\Scripts\activate.bat

3. Install the program dependencies

py -m pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the program

py -m docx-converter

5. (Optional) Deactivate the virtual environment

deactivate