I am intrested in the BIFF8 format documentation. Here is
the link that I found on your web site
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
I wrote the programm which reads the Records from
Worksheet.
I met many undescribed records. The size of the majority
of the known records is not correspond to the size
specified in the PDF file.
Could you please provide me with the links with the more
detailed format description.

Best regards,
Cool Programmer

P.S. I use MS Excel 2000.

you'll need to get your hands on a copy of
Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Kit

out of print but s/b available 2nd hand.


keepITcool

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"Basil" wrote:

I am intrested in the BIFF8 format documentation. Here is
the link that I found on your web site
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
I wrote the programm which reads the Records from
Worksheet.
I met many undescribed records. The size of the majority
of the known records is not correspond to the size
specified in the PDF file.
Could you please provide me with the links with the more
detailed format description.

Best regards,
Cool Programmer

P.S. I use MS Excel 2000.

Actually, the biff documentation in the Excel 97 SDK is painfully
riddled with inaccuracies (I feel that pain as one of the co-authors, but we
used what Microsoft gave us and had a deadline that ruled out any hope of
checking it all). The only definitive source of information on the Excel
binary file format is Microsoft. I'm sure their current documentation is far
more accurate than what was in the SDK.

I haven't had the need to ask them for it since then, but they will
supply you with a copy of the specification if you convince them you have a
reasonable need for it and you won't be doing anything nefarious. The public
reference to this is in:

http://support.microsoft.com?id=239653

That article basically just states that Excel's file format is the
*only* one they'll provide any information on and this is how you can get it
if they think you're worthy: <g

------------------------------
NOTE: The Microsoft Office binary file format documentation was removed from
the MSDN in 1999. If you would like to receive this documentation, you can
send e-mail to , or mail to:

Office File Format Documentation Request
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052

Requests should contain a detailed description for planned use of this
documentation.
--------------------------------

--
Rob Bovey, MCSE, MCSD, Excel MVP
Application Professionals
http://www.appspro.com/

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"keepITcool" wrote in message
...
you'll need to get your hands on a copy of
Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Kit

out of print but s/b available 2nd hand.


keepITcool

< email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .)
< homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool


"Basil" wrote:

I am intrested in the BIFF8 format documentation. Here is
the link that I found on your web site
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
I wrote the programm which reads the Records from
Worksheet.
I met many undescribed records. The size of the majority
of the known records is not correspond to the size
specified in the PDF file.
Could you please provide me with the links with the more
detailed format description.

Best regards,
Cool Programmer

P.S. I use MS Excel 2000.

The ISBN is: 1572314982

I searched on Google and found several stores with it, apparently, in stock

Here is the link for Amazon -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...841803-8744606

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Regards
Andy Wiggins
www.BygSoftware.com
Home of "Save and BackUp",
"The Excel Auditor" and "Byg Tools for VBA"



"Rob Bovey" wrote in message
...

Actually, the biff documentation in the Excel 97 SDK is painfully
riddled with inaccuracies (I feel that pain as one of the co-authors, but
we
used what Microsoft gave us and had a deadline that ruled out any hope of
checking it all). The only definitive source of information on the Excel
binary file format is Microsoft. I'm sure their current documentation is
far
more accurate than what was in the SDK.

I haven't had the need to ask them for it since then, but they will
supply you with a copy of the specification if you convince them you have
a
reasonable need for it and you won't be doing anything nefarious. The
public
reference to this is in:

http://support.microsoft.com?id=239653

That article basically just states that Excel's file format is the
*only* one they'll provide any information on and this is how you can get
it
if they think you're worthy: <g

------------------------------
NOTE: The Microsoft Office binary file format documentation was removed
from
the MSDN in 1999. If you would like to receive this documentation, you can
send e-mail to , or mail to:

Office File Format Documentation Request
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052

Requests should contain a detailed description for planned use of this
documentation.
--------------------------------

--
Rob Bovey, MCSE, MCSD, Excel MVP
Application Professionals
http://www.appspro.com/

* Please post all replies to this newsgroup *
* I delete all unsolicited e-mail responses *


"keepITcool" wrote in message
...
you'll need to get your hands on a copy of
Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Kit

out of print but s/b available 2nd hand.


keepITcool

< email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .)
< homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool


"Basil" wrote:

I am intrested in the BIFF8 format documentation. Here is
the link that I found on your web site
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
I wrote the programm which reads the Records from
Worksheet.
I met many undescribed records. The size of the majority
of the known records is not correspond to the size
specified in the PDF file.
Could you please provide me with the links with the more
detailed format description.

Best regards,
Cool Programmer

P.S. I use MS Excel 2000.