Hi Paul, > Sorry Malcolm that is utter and total BS - here is what I did next:
Hmmm ... that's a pretty strong statement! The reason for the difference in size between the OO and MS Office versions of RTF is that the OO RTF encodes images as binary streams vs. text streams. The binary encoding is an extension to the standard RTF spec. The reason that the RTF spec encodes images as text streams vs. binary is that the original requirement of RTF was to create 7 bit text files that could be electronically transmitted and stored without problem. The RTF spec has been publically available since the late 80's. I've been working closely with RTF since the early 90's. I've written RTF parsers, generators, and validators. I can assure you that there is nothing fishy going on with Microsoft's behavior. If you doubt my statements, I encourage you to download the RTF specs and review your different RTF files in a text editor. Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
