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In article <536@kosman.UUCP> kevin@kosman.UUCP (Root) writes:
>In article <QXqfI=y00WA403wHRq@andrew.cmu.edu> wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) writes:
>>> Where can I get info on the format of MSoft Word files?
>>
>I'm not sure why you need this if you actually have MS Word.  Word supports
>a format called RTF (Rich Text Format) which they are happy to document for
>you, and which can describe any Word document as a text file, without
>resorting to binary information for anything except pictures.
>

Ah, but being able to read/write RTF is not the same as being able to
read/write native Word files.  If someone sends me a file in Word 3 format
and I want to open it, it doesn't do me a damn bit of good to be able to
read RTF.  I would have to have the person go back into Word and save the file
again, this time in RTF.  Microsoft could make life much easier by documenting
the file format.  I just can't see that they would lose tons of business or
money buy simply documenting a file format.

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Greg DeMichillie   
Apple Student Rep - UC Davis  
lgdemichillie@ucdavis.edu   
AppleLink: ST0178       

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