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Article #1080Re: DCA file format; MS-Word file format
From: Brian Diehm
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1988 17:57
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1988 17:57
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>If we can't transport it via DCA, then we'll need a description of MS-Word III
>file format.
MicroSoft guards the file format of Word like the United States guards gold at
Ft. Knox. Except MicroSoft is more paranoid. DCA is a published standard.
[[ Actually, qualified vendors CAN license the file format. Contact
Microsoft for details. The key word there is qualified, though.
And it doesn't include the access algorithms, just the format,
so accessing stuff in "fast save" format can have performance
problems. And better be ready to sign non-disclosures and all
sorts of other neat stuff. But it can be done -- chuq ]
--
-Brian Diehm (SDA - Standard Disclaimers Apply)
Tektronix, Inc.
briand@tekig4.TEK.COM or {decvax,cae780,uw-beaver}!tektronix!tekig4!briand
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!briand@tekig4.TEK.COM From: briand@tekig4.TEK.COM (Brian Diehm) Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop Subject: Re: DCA file format; MS-Word file format Message-ID: <50744@sun.uucp> Date: 25 Apr 88 17:57:53 GMT Sender: news@sun.uucp Distribution: comp Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR. Lines: 26 Approved: desktop-request%plaid@sun.com