[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 02-01-2010 23:22, JF Mezei wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>
>> But but but - did you unzip the container before
>> looking at it??
>
> If it was a zipped XML file, why was its extention not ".ZIP" ????
>
> How the<4 letter word that begins with H and ends with ELL>  is one
> supposed to know that some proprietary Microsoft format is a zip archive ?
>
> And if it was so easy to just unzip it, why was I told I needed a
> proprioetary micsrosoft application to convert that format to a .DOC or
> XML format readable by some other application ?

A .docx file is a zip file containing XML files.

If you rename it to .zip and look into it then you will
see a bunch of xml files. I believe document.xml is the
one you will want.

The extension is not .zip because then double clicking on it
would open a zip utility/filebrowser instead of the intended
Word.

It is not a proprietary format but standardized format. Only
around 10000 pages of specification.  :-)

To read it then I would also have suggested an office
application. It is not that easy to read that XML. MS Office
is obvious, but I believe that OpenOffice should be able
to read it as well.

Arne