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From: Christian_Kaiser@f7020.n241.z2.fidonet.org (Christian Kaiser)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Sylk And Biff Format
Message-ID: <1359572715@f7020.n241.z2.fidonet.org>
Date: 2 May 91 08:28:00 GMT
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Reply-To: Christian_Kaiser%f7020.n241.z2@hippo.dfv.rwth-aachen.de (Christian Kaiser)
Organization: Maybe I should start labeling my software?
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Comment-To: Todd_Larsen@f1.n6000.z2.fidonet.org (Todd Larsen)


 >  > can anyone give me informations about the Microsoft Symbolic
 >  > Link format
 >  > (SYLK) and the Microsoft Excel format (BIFF)?
 >
 > Well, check in Petzold's book in the chapter on the Clipboard and DDE.
 > He doesn't mention the specifics, but he does mention some book by
 > someone else that talks about all of those PC file formats. I would look
 > it up myself, but someone is borrowing my copy of "Programming Windows."

You mean:

Jeff Walden, 'File Formats for Popular PC Software'.

I have the 'More File formats...' from the same author, and I guess it's ok for 
that purpose. Anyway, someone stated these formats are described in 'Microsoft 
Systems Journals' from a few years ago (88 or 89).

Bye!
    Christian