re required file format of word for ms window file doc in article cosmosc bcz kee netcom com cosmos netcom com cosmos writes hi i am trying to develop a utility to view word for window file but to do that i need to know the format of the doc word for window file format files can anybody tell me what is the format of doc file or direct me where can i get it or is it proprietory format your help is greatly appriciated thanks the format for word for windows doc files is available from microsoft call their developer support services number sorry don t have it handy and ask for the word for windows binary file format spec warning it is not terribly useful and you will need to do a lot of looking before you can figure out how the stuff is stored general primer word for windows stores its data in two chunks the first chunk is the actual text in the file this is all stored together and has nothing but text and graphics the second chunk is the formatting information for general use to read a word for windows file skip the first bytes of the file its a general header then read the remaining text until you hit binary data matt
