[Info-vax] WEENDOZE question

Scott Dorsey kludge at panix.com
Thu Feb 8 10:35:40 EST 2018


=?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> 
>> The actual format is not very well defined, unlike with XLS files.  There
>> is a design document but it's pretty vague.
>
>????
>
>There are schema definitions for it. Very well defined. Either elements
>has to be in a specific order or they can be in any order. The XSD
>file(s) specify that.

Yes, this is true.  But just because it matches the definition doesn't mean
that Excel will actually read it.  Give it a try, it's an interesting exercise.

And what is WORST is that Excel doesn't actually give any coherent error
message when it fails.
--scott


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