mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) (02/23/90)
If I'm not mistaken, SYLK is kind of an industry standard for storing
spreadsheets. (Not standard in the sense that all packages store their
data in this format, but in the sense that almost all packages can
read and write SYLK format.) Is this correct? And, where could I
find a SYLK specification.
Many thanks,
Ken McDonald
{mcdonald@cs.sfu.ca}lefty@twg.com (David N. Schlesinger) (02/27/90)
In article <361@fornax.UUCP> mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) writes: > If I'm not mistaken, SYLK is kind of an industry standard for storing > spreadsheets. (Not standard in the sense that all packages store their > data in this format, but in the sense that almost all packages can > read and write SYLK format.) Is this correct? And, where could I > find a SYLK specification. Microsoft defined the SYLK format originally for use with their MultiPlan spreadsheet, and the MultiPlan manuals used to have an appendix with the SYLK specification. Maybe Microsoft can help you out on this one (big maybe...) or maybe you can get hold of a MultiPlan manual from some macho hacker with a taste for antediluvian software... Rots o' ruck, Lefty |<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| | David N. Schlesinger || "When I have nothing to say, | | The Wollongong Group || my lips are sealed; | | Internet: Lefty@twg.com || say something once, | | POTS: 415/962-7219 || why say it again?" -- David Byrne | |<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
jwhitnell@cup.portal.com (Jerry D Whitnell) (03/01/90)
In article <361@fornax.UUCP> mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) writes: > Is this correct? And, where could I find a SYLK specification. Call Microsoft at (206) 454-2030, work your way down the their phone menu to Microsoft Excel for the Mac (about 3 levels), and tell the tech who answers that you want the SYLK File Format application note. They will be more then happy to send it to you (at least they were for me). If anyone is interested, they also have an app note describing BIFF (Binary File Format), which is Excel's file format. They also have a number of other tech notes for Excel, Word, File and even FS. -- Jerry Whitnell Several Species of Small Furry jwhitnell@cup.portal.com Animals Gathered Together in a ..!sun!cup.portal.com!jwhitnell Cave and Grooving with a PICT. <I need a new signature> -- Pink Floyd