File formats handbook is divided into several parts, includes contents: Part 1 describes various dBASE compatible formats. The applications covered are dBASE, Clipper and FoxPro. Part 2 deals with formats used by a number of spreadsheet programs. The formats used by LOTUS 1-2-3 and EXCEL are described, together with the specifications of data exchange formats such as DIFF, SYLK and so on. Part 3, in the area of word processing, the number of formats is huge. This part describes the formats for MS-WORD, WordPerfect and AMI PRO. Program-independent formats such as Microsoft's Rich Text Format (RTF) and the SGML standard are also discussed. |
