After a bit of searching, the definitive answer can be found here:
http://cr945328-a.flfrd1.on.wave.home.com/Programming/PilotDoc.htm
An article written by Pat Beirne (the person responsible for the Doc
compression method) ... and, yes, high-bit characters are accounted
for in the algorithm.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
Ron Nicholson wrote in message <11661@palm-dev-forum>...
>
>Paul Nevai writes:
>> Please tell me if doc compression is 100% lossless. Thanks. Best regards,
>
>Note that some older doc compression routines do not handle bytes with
>the high bit set (128-255), and that doc "compression" of such binary data
>can result in data expansion (up to 11%). Also note that there is a bit
>in the doc format header that allows the format to just contain
uncompressed
>data (a similar format to PalmOS file streams, except with a header
record.)
>
>
>IMHO. YMMV.
>
>Ron Nicholson
>HotPaw
>http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw/
>
>
--
For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see
http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
