RTF files

Hi,
I'm writing a program to sort text files alphabetically in two levels. I got it working with *.txt files, but I'd like to do the same with *.rtf files.
Do you know, how I could get the plain text from the rich text format (preferably line by line).

The program basically uses an entry class like that:

Code:

class Entry
{
    string entry;     //original line of text
    string entry_c; /*lowercase line of text, with some special 
characters trimmed from beginning*/
    vector<Subentry> sub; //similar class of subentries
    //...
    bool operator < (const Entry& a)
    {return this->entry_c < a.entry_c;} /*for sort algorithm, sort vector of Entry's 
by trimmed, lowercase lines*/
}

With a rtf file I could use the same classes, except string entry would have the line in rich text format and entry_c would have the (trimmed) plain text. Is it doable and does it make sense?

Sure, RTF is just tagged text after all.
It should be pretty easy to parse once you've read the specs for the file format.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=rtf+file+format

Well, I've written a parser for RTF in another language. I thought there would just be a Windows API for that.

Oh well...

I'm sure there is, maybe the more experienced windows programmers can help.

Moved to windows board.

Do you know, how I could get the plain text from the rich text format (preferably line by line).

One possibility might be to use a richedit control and send it an EM_GETLINE message, once you've streamed the rtf text into it.