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From: tvf@cci632.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer)
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Subject: Re: Where can I find DIF format specification?
Keywords: data interchange format translation 1-2-3
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Date: 2 Apr 91 19:48:35 GMT
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In article <1991Mar28.194511.18054@milton.u.washington.edu> dittrich@milton.u.washington.edu (Dave Dittrich) writes:
>Can anyone tell me (via email, please) where I might find the specification
>for the .DIF file format used for import/export of data by spreadsheet
>programs like Lotus 1-2-3?

(I'll post this since it might be useful to others)

There is a book (I think actually a series of books) entitled "File Formats
for Popular PC Software" by Jeff Walden.  The one I have in my hand
(ISBM 0 471-83671-0) includes descriptions of many file formats including
DIF (and also the Supercalc 3 and Super Data Interchange formats, which are
supposed supersets of DIF).
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