Date:         Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:39:56 -0800
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From:         "Pardee, Roy" <pardee.r@GHC.ORG>
Subject:      Re: OT: Microsoft file format specification available for download
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Also of possible interest--this explanation of why the binary formats
are so complicated:

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html

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From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Chang Chung
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 1:00 PM
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Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft file format specification available for
download

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:06:18 -0700, Workman, Rob <Rob.Workman@SORIN.COM>
wrote:

>This may be of interest to some of you.  Microsoft is making the file
specifications for their binary files available for download here:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/interop/docs/OfficeBinaryFormats.mspx

hi, Rob,

Thanks for the link. It is about binary formats. The following is a link
to the xml specs, which is the default save format in office 2007:
  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905545.aspx

and one for the open office:
  http://opendocument.xml.org/

but sometimes I wonder how long will it take google to take over the
"office" applications market:
  docs.google.com

cheers,
Chang