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Article #36789Re: Word format
From: Kevin O'Gorman
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1989 15:18
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1989 15:18
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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? > >You are going to have a very difficult time doing so-- You can try MicroSoft, >but it is doubtful that that will help. Give Aldus and Ashton-Tate a call-- >both have worked with the Word format (PageMaker and FullWrite deal with >it), and they may have something they can send. 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. Look in the Word documentation, and you will find the mailing address for getting this stuff from MS. I have a copy. It's pretty terse, about 20 pages, and needs more examples, but enough information seems to be there so that by saving some documents in RTF you can figure it out.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!bu-cs!mirror!rayssd!srhqla!kosman!kevin From: kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Word format Message-ID: <536@kosman.UUCP> Date: 25 Jan 89 15:18:41 GMT References: <QXqfI=y00WA403wHRq@andrew.cmu.edu> Reply-To: kevin@kosman.UUCP (Root) Organization: K.O.'s Manor - Vital Computer Systems, Oxnard, CA 93035 Lines: 17