WordCount is a free Windows application that counts the words in a document, like the Unix WC utility. I wrote it to help with writing letters to the editor, which often have limits on the number of words they'll allow. It consists of a single dialog box window. The window has controls for selecting the source of the text containing the words to count, as well as displaying the resulting word count.
The basic operation is very simple. Just after you invoke the application, a file open dialog comes up for selecting an ascii file to check (or you can just cancel to go to the main dialog). After that, the main dialog comes up, with a control that displays the number of words in the file.
There's also a "Clipboard" button that will count the words in a selection copied to the clipboard. This is useful in counting the words in other applications: just select the section containing the words you want to count, copy it, and hit the clipboard button in the Wordcount dialog.
Other controls are the file selection edit control and the Browse button for selecting ascii files after the Wordcount dialog comes up. If you use the Browse button to select a file, the count is automatically calculated and displayed. If you type the filename manually, you have to hit the Count button to recalculate the count. The Count button can also be used to recalculate the number of words in a selected file after the document has been edited by another application.
Wordcount also supports drag and drop for selecting files to perform wordcount on. Just select a file from Explorer and drag it on top of the Wordcount dialog. Wordcount will count the words in the document and display it.
Click here to download the package for Wordcount. You can also download the source.
Click here for information on letters to the editor.
Click here for a testimonial from Usenet.
Click here for the Java Version
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