* [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt
@ 2008-02-17 3:14 Pietro Gagliardi
2008-02-17 3:20 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
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From: Pietro Gagliardi @ 2008-02-17 3:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Microsoft just released the Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint .doc/.xls/.ppt file format specifications:
> http://www.microsoft.com/interop/docs/OfficeBinaryFormats.mspx
I'm planning to write ms2doc, a program to convert troff -ms to .doc
files for easier collaboration between Plan 9 and Windows.
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* Re: [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt
2008-02-17 3:14 [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt Pietro Gagliardi
@ 2008-02-17 3:20 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2008-02-17 3:30 ` Pietro Gagliardi
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From: Lyndon Nerenberg @ 2008-02-17 3:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
On 2008-Feb-16, at 19:14 , Pietro Gagliardi wrote:
> I'm planning to write ms2doc, a program to convert troff -ms to .doc
> files
I think you have the sign inverted, there.
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* Re: [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt
2008-02-17 3:20 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
@ 2008-02-17 3:30 ` Pietro Gagliardi
2008-02-20 14:55 ` maht
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From: Pietro Gagliardi @ 2008-02-17 3:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Never mind. Don't try to convert a Microsoft specification to C!
On Feb 16, 2008, at 10:20 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
>
> On 2008-Feb-16, at 19:14 , Pietro Gagliardi wrote:
>
>> I'm planning to write ms2doc, a program to convert troff -ms
>> to .doc files
>
> I think you have the sign inverted, there.
>
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* Re: [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt
2008-02-17 3:30 ` Pietro Gagliardi
@ 2008-02-20 14:55 ` maht
2008-02-20 14:59 ` Pietro Gagliardi
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From: maht @ 2008-02-20 14:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> Never mind. Don't try to convert a Microsoft specification to C!
That's odd because the binary formats are basically C structs in an
FAT32 file system with some headers.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html
Next time announce it when you've got it going :)
--
'Do you ever think anything you don't say?' -- Jessica Lovejoy
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* Re: [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt
2008-02-20 14:55 ` maht
@ 2008-02-20 14:59 ` Pietro Gagliardi
2008-02-20 16:35 ` erik quanstrom
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From: Pietro Gagliardi @ 2008-02-20 14:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Yes, however try reading the C struct for FIB. It's confusing. What
is FC? I expected a pure struct definition, like in Appendix A of the
PowerPoint specification.
On Feb 20, 2008, at 9:55 AM, maht wrote:
>
>> Never mind. Don't try to convert a Microsoft specification to C!
> That's odd because the binary formats are basically C structs in an
> FAT32 file system with some headers.
>
>
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html
>
>
> Next time announce it when you've got it going :)
>
>
> --
> 'Do you ever think anything you don't say?' -- Jessica Lovejoy
>
>
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* Re: [9fans] Improving programs like doc2txt
2008-02-20 14:59 ` Pietro Gagliardi
@ 2008-02-20 16:35 ` erik quanstrom
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From: erik quanstrom @ 2008-02-20 16:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
as tempting as the thought is,
c structures != memory layout.
- erik
> Yes, however try reading the C struct for FIB. It's confusing. What
> is FC? I expected a pure struct definition, like in Appendix A of the
> PowerPoint specification.
>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 9:55 AM, maht wrote:
>
> >
> >> Never mind. Don't try to convert a Microsoft specification to C!
> > That's odd because the binary formats are basically C structs in an
> > FAT32 file system with some headers.
> >
> >
> > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html
> >
> >
> > Next time announce it when you've got it going :)
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