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From: sberger@cpocd3.intel.COM (Scott Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: File format of MSWORD or WORDPERFECT
Message-ID: <4364@inews.intel.com>
Date: 22 May 91 19:57:38 GMT
References: <1991May16.165439.4001@info-sparc1.info.ucl.ac.be>
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In article <1991May16.165439.4001@info-sparc1.info.ucl.ac.be>, Debande@smd.ucl.ac.be (Benoit Debande) writes:
|> Does anyone know where/if/how I can find the internal format of MSWORD
|> and/or WORDPERFECT files ?
|> 
|> I would like to produce some documents with a mimimum of format included as
|> paragraphs, bold, underline, fonts ...  These files should be opened by
|> MSWORD or WORDPERFECT without need of translation (Yes, I know RTF, but....)
|> 
|> 
|> Any pointer welcome ....
|> 

I dont know about MSWORD, but you can buy the format for Wordperfect
directly from them, I think the documentation book is $50. They do
a really good job of documenting the structures. Im sure if you 
call them direct they can set you up.
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