gistfile1.txt

import sys
sys.coinit_flags = 0

from flask import Flask
from flask import request

from win32com.client import Dispatch
import win32com.client

app = Flask(__name__)


@app.route("/", methods = ['GET', 'POST'])
def hello_world():
    return "Hello World!"


@app.route("/DocText/", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def DocText():
    fileName = request.args.get("file")
    text = ReadDocText(fileName)
    return text


def ReadDocText(fileName):
    wordApp = win32com.client.Dispatch("Word.Application")
    doc = wordApp.Documents.Open(fileName)
    text = ""
    if doc:
        for para in doc.paragraphs:
            text += para.Range()
        doc.Close(SaveChanges=0)
    del wordApp
    return text


if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run()