[Virtualacorn-list] HostFS and .doc .docx .xls and .xlsx

[T.O.M.S.]

Hi all

On 20 Jan @ 07:39, Roger Darlington sayeth:

> How should I map the following:
> .xls
> .xlsx
> .doc
> and
> .docx

> files on the HostFS extensions list?


For MS Excel files (.xls), your existing extensions file should 
already contain the necessary mapping for filetype ba6 (Eureka3?).

However, if it doesn't, try entering  ba6 ... xls manually.

On our machines with Schema2, .xls files are then automatically shown 
with a Schema icon. Which is nice.

I dunno if that also works for .xlsx as I've no suitable file to 
test - try it and see?


For MS Word files (.doc), AFAICT there's no RISC OS extension so Word 
files will probably arrive in RISC OS as a text file, named 
<filename>/doc.

However, Easi/TechWriter should then be able to import them directly.

Again, I have no suitable .docx file to test. Try it and see?

HTH

Alex Hamilton
pp T.O.M.S.

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