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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Lotus 1-2-3 File Format
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Date: 19 Dec 90 03:26:02 GMT
References: <1990Dec15.003135.5561@uunet!unhd>
Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
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In article <1990Dec15.003135.5561@uunet!unhd> jwm775@unhd.unh.edu (Jonathan W Miner) writes:
> I am writing a C application that needs to create a LOTUS 1-2-3 file.
> What is the file format?

Check your library or bookstore for a book called "File Formats For Popular
PC Software".  In general, file formats are not published by vendors, so
this info is usually hard to find.  Another source is a set of programmers
libraries for the PC called "WKS Tools".  This allows you to read and write
123 files simply by linking to a set of pre-compiled routines.

-john-

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