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Re: WNTD: MS word file format

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From: Nick Ward
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <47rnv2$98@gandalf.rutgers.edu>, jjwright@gandalf.rutgers.edu says...
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>I am trying to write a program that will run through a microsoft word
>document and extract some information from it.  A little routine that
>looks inside the format.  Is there some place where I can get a copy
>of the binary format in which MS Word writes its documents?

The Word 6/7 binary format is not available to the public at this time.
RTF spec v1.4 is available via the Internet or from our Product
Support Services.


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Nicholas W. Ward - Redmond, Washington USA
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Subject: Re: WNTD:  MS word file format
Date: 1995/11/13
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