Understanding PageMaker file format

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From: Dwight Kelly
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 1989 00:11

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Has anyone hacked the Pagemaker file format?  I need to move several
existing documents (>4000) to a new page layout program (mine!) and
want to extract the text and graphics from the PM files.  Yes, I now that
you can export the text, but I want the page layout!

I have contacted Aldus.  They claim to have given several "big" software
houses the format and they returned the document saying it was to 
complex.  After pleading and begging, the rep. said it would not be
given out.  Probably to lock users into Pagemaker now that other
programs exist (and are better).

Thanks,
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Dwight Kelly            UUCP: gatech!npiatl!dkelly
Director R&D            AT&T: (404) 962-7220
Network Publications, Inc    2 Pamplin Drive     Lawrenceville, GA  30245
             Publisher of "The Real Estate Book" nationwide!

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From: dkelly@npiatl.UUCP (Dwight Kelly)
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Subject: Understanding PageMaker file format
Keywords: pagemaker file format
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Date: 6 Apr 89 00:11:09 GMT
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