>Seriously, this naming covention for a product they are releasing has to be
>one of the most childish acts I have seen in a long time.
>


I have worked with the MS compound file format and also with the Excel
BIFF8 format.  A sense of humor is required to keep your sanity.  I
understand their frustrations.  I probably would not have chosen the naming
convention, and they probably would not either if they were selling the
product.

I take their generosity of a free solution that interfaces to a very
complicated file layout(s), and their chosen naming convention, as a
statement being made, and a well deserved statement.  :-)

I find it interesting that MS has removed, as best as it can, public
documentation of compound file formats and BIFF formats.  Search engines
would show links to MSDN for the format info, but the links came up 404.
Also, it was removed from the Technet cd's.  Older Technet cd's as I
remember maybe pre 1998 has the formats documented.  However, it is MS's
proprietary format and they can choose to do what they want with it, but
they obviously do not want to share it with the community any longer.

But then again, I don't imagine any company would want to make public any
information that could possibly generate competition.

- I should restate that last sentence -

But then again, I don't image that any company WHo HAS NOT BEEN FOUND BY
THE US JUDICIAL SYSTEM AS A CONTROLLING MONOPOLY would want to make public
any information that could possibly generate competition.

Evan Vaala
Rockwell Automation

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