Thread: File Format Assistance

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    ResurgentBarbecue UnclePunker's Avatar
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    File Format Assistance

    Hi,

    I realise this isn't directly a question about C++ but it is related to a program I am writing at the moment, the program basically automatically creates some Microsoft word merge field data and then copies across to a pre-determined folder a copy of a word document to attach that data to.

    That is all completed, the thing I want to do now is open up the word document in binary format and automatically change the Merge data path, so i need information on the Microsoft Word 2000 Binary File Format.

    I have requested this information from Microsoft only to be told That, I quote "WE do not supply this information for business or personal use".

    I was hoping that someone would be able to point me in the right direction seeing as THEY won't

    thanks alot.
    Last edited by UnclePunker; 10-21-2002 at 05:15 AM.
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    You could try www.wotsit.org they have lots of file formats on hand, although if MS wont give you the detials I would imagine they will be hard to find
    Couldn't think of anything interesting, cool or funny - sorry.

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    Thanks mate,

    I've already tried there, I have done a lot of searching on normal search engines and found a few sites but they only seem to have limited information on the word 97 format, even if I could fond comprehensive documentation on the word 97 format that would be good enough as word 2000 is backwards compatible.

    I was mainly hoping someone new of some wink wink nudge nudge ftp site somewhere????????

    Thanks again.
    Last edited by UnclePunker; 10-21-2002 at 05:58 AM.
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