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WordPerfect File Information Copyright 1984,1985,1986 WordPerfect Corporation Version 4.2 File Structure WordPerfect files are ASCII files. The text is neither encrypted nor compacted. WordPerfect files do not contain a ^Z as an end of file character. If a program places a ^Z and pads to the end of the block with garbage, then WordPerfect may crash (padding with nulls or ^Z's is OK). Formatting or function codes are embedded as they occur in the text. No code is used for beginning of file, or end of file. When creating WordPerfect files from other programs, keep in mind that 1) the initial WP margin settings are usually 10 and 74 and it is best to keep the line length 65 characters or less unless you change the margin settings and 2) it is best not to pad with spaces. Function Codes All function codes listed below are represented as base-8 (octal) numbers. Angle brackets are not actually a part of the function codes. They are simply used to indicate that the enclosed number is a single-byte code unless clearly stated otherwise. Square brackets are similarly not part of the code but are simply used to clarify the notation. Where multiple byte data is indicated within angle brackets, the data is treated as a binary string. Wherever an "old value" is indicated, a binary zero can be used. WordPerfect will automatically take care of updating the "old value" locations. On output, the "old value" can be ignored. Multiple-Byte Functions The code for multiple-byte functions (those above 300) always appears twice--the first occurrence is the "open gate," and a second occurrence is the "closing gate." These functions present a special problem, because some of the functions have a variable length. The length of each function is listed at the left margin. Those functions whose length is indicated by a -1 have a variable length. In the case of variable-length, multiple-byte function, a program should scan for the "closing gate." For other multiple- byte functions, a program should simply skip over the number of bytes indi- cated. Additional Notes There is no beginning of field or beginning of record code in WordPerfect secondary merge files. The end of field separator is a ^R followed by a Hard Return (Line Feed), and the end of record separator is a followed by a Hard Return (Line Feed). For a spelling or grammar check, special care needs to be taken to allow for the various types of hyphenation function codes (251-256), and for the hard space (240).1 011 09 Tab 1 012 0a Hard new line 1 013 0b Soft new page 1 014 0c Hard new page 1 015 0d Soft new line 1 200 80 No-op (always deleted) 1 201 81 Turn right justification on 1 202 82 Turn right justification off 1 203 83 End of centered text 1 204 84 End of aligned or flushed text 1 205 85 Used as a temp starting pt for math calc 1 206 86 Center page from top to bottom 1 207 87 Begin col mode 1 210 88 End col mode (at top of page) 1 211 89 Tab after the right margin 1 212 8a Widow/orphan on 1 213 8b Widow/orphan off 1 214 8c Hard end of line & soft end of page 1 215 8d Footnote # (appears only inside of footnotes) 1 216 8e Reserved 1 217 8f Reserved 1 220 90 Red line on 1 221 91 Red line off 1 222 92 Strike out on 1 223 93 Strike out off 1 224 94 Underline on 1 225 95 Underline off 1 226 96 Reverse video on (reserved) 1 227 97 Reverse video off (reserved) 1 230 98 Table of contents placeholder 1 231 99 Overstrike 1 232 9a Cancel hyphenation of following word 1 233 9b End of generated text 1 234 9c Bold off 1 235 9d Bold on 1 236 9e Hyphenation off 1 237 9f Hyphenation on 1 240 a0 Hard space 1 241 a1 Do subtotal 1 242 a2 Subtotal entry 1 243 a3 Do total 1 244 a4 Total entry 1 245 a5 Do grand total 1 246 a6 Math calculation column 1 247 a7 Begin math mode 1 250 a8 End math mode 1 251 a9 Hard hyphen in line 1 252 aa Hard hyphen at end of line 1 253 ab Hard hyphen at end of page 1 254 ac Soft hyphen 1 255 ad Soft hyphen at end of line 1 256 ae Soft hyphen at end of page 1 257 af End of text cols & end of line 1 260 b0 End of text cols & end of page 1 261 b1 negative number (N) for math mode 1 262 b2 italics on (not implemented in IBM PC version) 1 263 b3 italics off (not implemented in IBM PC version) 1 264 b4 shadow on (not implemented in IBM PC version) 1 265 b5 shadow off (not implemented in IBM PC version) 1 266 b6 outline on (not implemented in IBM PC version) 1 267 b7 outline off (not implemented in IBM PC version) 1 274 bc Superscript 1 275 bd Subscript 1 276 be Advance 1/2 line up 1 277 bf Advance 1/2 line down 6 300 c0 Margin reset <300><old left mar><old right mar> <new left mar><new right mar><300> 4 301 c1 Spacing reset - values stored in half line values <301><old spacing><new spacing><301> 3 302 c2 Left margin release <302><# of spaces to go left><302> 5 303 c3 Center the following text <303><type of center><center col #><starting col #><303> -text- <203> Type = 0 for centering between margins = 1 for centering around current column 5 304 c4 Align or flush right <304><align char><align col #><starting col #><304> -text- <204> If align char = 12 (new line) then this is a flush right and the align col # is the right margin; otherwise, the align col # is the next tab stop. If the high bit of the align character is set, then this is dot leader align or dot leader flush right. 6 305 c5 Reset hyphenation zone (Hotzone) <305><old left hzone><old right hzone> <new left hzone><new right hzone><305> 4 306 c6 Set page number position <306><old pos code><new pos code><306> Code: 0 = None 1 = Top Left 2 = Top Center 3 = Top Right 4 = Top L & R 5 = Bottom Left 6 = Bot Center 7 = Bot Right 8 = Bottom L & R 6 307 c7 Set page number <307><old # high order><old # low order> <new # high order><new # low order><307> Only low order 15 bits determine the page number. If high bit is set, style is Roman, otherwise Arabic. 8 310 c8 Set page # col positions <310><old left><old cen><old right> <new left><new cen><new right><310> 42 311 c9 Set tabs (used in 2.2-4.1, 4.2 and later uses 361) <311><old tab table (20. Bytes)><new tab table (20. Bytes)><311> Each bit represents one position counting from bit 0 to bit 159 3 312 ca Conditional end of page <312><number of single spaced lines not to be broken><312> 6 313 cb Set pitch and/or font <313><old pitch><old font><new pitch><new font><313> If pitch is negative, then it is proportional. 4 314 cc Set temporary margin (indent) <314><old tmar><new tmar><314> 3 315 cd End of temporary margin (used in versions before 2.2) <315><temp marg><315> 4 316 ce Set top margin (values are in half lines) <316><old top marg><new top marg><316> 3 317 cf Suppress page characteristics <317><supress code><317> Code: (any or all bits may be inclusive or'ed together) 1 = all suppressed 2 = pg #'s suppressed 4 = pg # moved to bottom 10 = all headers suppressed 20 = header a suppressed 40 = header b suppressed 100 = footer a suppressed 200 = footer b suppressed 6 320 d0 Set form length <320><old form length><old # of text lines> <new form length><new # of text lines><320> Form length is stored as a number of 6 lpi lines Number of text lines is stored in half-lines -1 321 d1 Header/footer <321><old def byte><# 1/2 lines used by old header/footer><377> <377><lmar><rmar> -text- <377><# of 1/2 lines><def><321> Type (low-order 2 bits) Occurrence (high-order 6 bits) 0 = header a 0 = never 1 = header b 1 = all pages 2 = footer a 2 = odd pages 3 = footer b 4 = even pages Note that the low-order two bits of the old def byte must be correct -1 322 d2 Footnote (used in 2.2-3.0, 4.0 and later uses 342) <322><fn #><# of half lines><377><lmar><rmar> -text- <322> 4 323 d3 Set footnote # (used in 2.2-3.0, 4.0 and later uses 344) <323><old #><new #><323> 4 324 d4 Advance to half-line # (stored in half-line values) <324><old line #><adv to 1/2 line #><324> 4 325 d5 Set lines per inch (only 6 or 8 lpi is valid) <325><old lpi code><new lpi code><325> 6 326 d6 Set extended tabs <326><old start><old increment><new start><new increment><326> Starting column position must be at least 160 -1 327 d7 Define math columns <327><Old Col. Def (24 Bytes)> [<Old Calc 0>]<0>[<Old Calc 1>]<0> [<Old Calc 2>]<0>[<Old Calc 3>]<0><377> <New Col. Def (24 Bytes)> [<New Calc 0>]<0>[<New Calc 1>]<0> [<New Calc 2>]<0>[<New Calc 3>]<0><327> 4 330 d8 Set alignment character <330><old char><new char><330> 4 331 d9 Set left margin release (# of columns to go left) <331><old #><new #><331> (used in 2.2-3.0, not used in 4.0) 4 332 da Set underline mode <332><old mode><new mode><332> 0 = normal underlining 1 = double underlining 2 = single underlining continuous 3 = double continuous 4 333 db Set sheet feeder bin number <333><old #><new #><333> Number is stored as one less than the bin number (bin #1 = 0, etc.) -1 334 dc End of page function (WordPerfect inserts this--changes each version) <334><# of 1/2 lines at end of page, low 7 bits><high 7 bits> <# of 1/2 lines used for footnotes> <# of pages used for footnotes> <# footnotes on this page><ceop flag><suppress code><334> If eop for last col on page then after <suppress> comes 23 more bytes: <# of 1/2 lines for col 1><# of 1/2 lines for col 2> <# of 1/2 lines for col 3>...<# of 1/2 lines for col 23> <line # of col on (0 if none on this page)> 24 335 dd Define columns (used in 2.2-4.1, 4.2 and later uses 363) <335><old#cols><l1><r1><l2><r2><l3><r3><l4><r4><l5><r5> <new#cols><l1><r1><l2><r2><l3><r3><l4><r4><l5><r5><335> # cols: low-order 7 bits = number high-order 1 bit = 1 if parallel columns (for 4.1) 4 336 de End of temp marg <336><old left tmar><old right tmar><336> -1 337 df Invisible characters (embedded printer command) <337><7-bit text><337> If character is >=277, then it is represented as <277><char-277> 4 340 e0 L/R temporary margin Old format (pre 4.0): <340><New right tmar><new left tmar><340> New format (4.0): <240><0><Difference between old and new left margin><340> 3 341 e1 Extended character <341><character><341> -1 342 e2 New footnote/endnote (4.0 and later) <342><def><a><b><c><d><old ftnln><# ln pg 1><# ln pg 2>... <# Ln pg n><# pgs><377><lmar><rmar> - text - <342> Def: Bit 0: 0 = use numbers, 1 = use chars Bit 1: 0 = footnote, 1 = endnote a,b: If def bit 0 = 0, then a,b = footnote/endnote # If def bit 0 = 1, then a = # of chars, b = char c,d: Number of lines in foot/end note Note: a,b and c,d are 14 bit numbers split into 7-bit bytes, high order byte first Note: For endnotes, there is just a null between <d> & <377> 150 343 e3 Footnote information (options) function <343><old values 74 bytes><new values 74 bytes><343> Byte Meaning 1 spacing in footnotes 2 spacing between footnotes 3 number of lines to keep together 4 flag byte (bits: b ln en ft n) n: 1 if numbering starts on each page en & ft: 0 = use numbers 1 = use characters 2 = use letters ln: 0 = no line separator 1 = 2" line 2 = line from left to right margin 3 = 2" line & "Footnote continued" message b: 0 = footnotes after text 1 = footnotes at bottom of page 5 # of chars used in place of ftn #'s 6-10 chars used in place of ftn #'s (null terminated if < 5) 11 # of displayable chars in string for footnote-text 12-26 string for footnote-text 27 # of displayable chars in string for endnote-text 28-42 string for endnote-text 43 # of displayable chars in string for footnote-note 44-58 string for footnote-note 59 # of displayable chars in string for endnote-note 60-74 string for endnote-note 6 344 e4 New set footnote # (4.0 and later) <344><old # high><old # low><new # high><new # low><344> Footnote numbers are 14 bit numbers split into 7-bit bytes, high order byte first 23 345 e5 Paragraph number definition (used in 2.2-4.1, 4.2 and later uses 356) <345><old 7 level numbers><old 7 def bytes> <new 7 def bytes><345> Def byte = two nibbles: Numbering style (low nibble) Punctuation (high nibble) 0 = caps Roman 0 = nothing 1 = l.c. Roman 1 = "." after number 2 = caps letter 2 = ")" after number 3 = l.c. letter 3 = "(" before, ")" after 4 = Arabic 5 = Arabic with previous levels separated by "." 11 346 e6 Paragraph number (used in 2.2-4.1, 4.2 and later uses 357) <346><new level #><def byte><old 7 numbers><346> Level # is 0 for first level, 1 for 2nd, etc. 3 347 e7 Begin marked text <347><def,info><347> - text - <350><def,info><350> Definition (high nibble) Information (low nibble) 0 = table of contents level (0-4) 2 = list list # (0-4) 3 350 e8 End marked text <350><def,info><350> Def, info same as for mark (347) -1 351 e9 Define marked text <351><def,info><5 bytes definition><concordance file name><351> Def, info byte: Definition (high nibble) Information (low nibble) 0 = table of contents level (0-4) 1 = index concordance file flag 2 = list list # (0-4) 3 = ToA ToA section # (0-15) For Index the low nibble of the def, info byte is: 0 = no concordance file 1 = concordance file name included in function For ToC, 5 Definition bytes represent the five levels For index and lists only first definition byte is significant Definition bytes for ToC, index, and lists: 0 = no page numbers 1 = page # after text, preceded by two spaces 2 = page # after text, in parentheses, preceded by one space 3 = page # flush right 4 = page # flush right with dot leader For ToA, just first def byte is significant Def byte=xxxBxxDU B=1 if blank line should be inserted between authorities D=1 if dot leader before page numbers U=1 if underlining allowed -1 352 ea Define index mark <352><index heading><0><subheading><352> 32 353 eb Date/Time function <353><30 byte, null terminated format string><353> 4 354 ec Block Protect <354><Def><# of 1/2 lines in block><354> Def = 0 for Block Protect On = 1 for Block Protect Off -1 355 ed Table of Authorities <355><Section Number><0>short form<0>full form<355> Section Number = 0-15 or 32 0 thru 15 are valid section numbers a section number of 32 is used to indicate that the function contains only a short form and no full form 44 356 ee Paragraph Number Definition (new) <356><old 7 level numbers (words)><old 7 def bytes> <new 7 def bytes><7 starting level #'s (words)><356> each def byte = two nibbles low nibble = numbering style high nibble = punctuation ---------- ----------- 0 = caps roman 0 = nothing 1 = l.c. roman 1 = "." After number 2 = caps letter 2 = ")" after number 3 = l.c. letter 3 = "(" before, ")" after 4 = arabic 5 = arabic with previous levels separated by "." 18 357 ef Paragraph Number (new) <357><new level #><def byte><old 7 numbers (words)><357> level # is 0 for first level, 1 for 2nd, etc. 6 360 f0 Line Numbering <360><Old Interval><Old Position> <New Interval><New Position><360> interval = STR00000: bit 7 (S) = Status (1 = line numbering on) bit 6 (T) = Number only Text lines (1 = on) bit 5 (R) = Restart numbering on each page (1 = on) 00000 = line numbering interval (0-30) position = distance from left edge of paper to right edge of line number in 10ths of an inch 106 361 f1 Tab Reset <361><old tab table (32 bytes)><old type table (20 bytes)> <new tab table (32 bytes)><new type table (20 bytes)><361> Each bit in tab table represents one position counting bit 0 to 250. Each nibble in type table is the type of the corresponding tab, ie. the 5th nibble is the type for the 5th bit set, up to 40 tabs, the rest are assumed type 0. Types: 0 = Normal left justified tab 1 = Centered tab 2 = Right justified tab 3 = Decimal aligned tab 4 = Left justified tab with a dot leader 5 = not used 6 = Right justified with a dot leader 7 = Decimal aligned with a dot leader -1 362 f2 Comment/Summary <362><Def><old ufcur><# Lines><0> - Text - <362> Def: Bit 0=0 if comment =1 if document summary, all text in following format: Date Of Creation <HRt> Author <HRt> Typist <HRt> Comments 100 363 f3 Define columns (length is 24*2*2+4) <363><old#cols><l1><r1><l2><r2>...<l24><r24> <new#cols><l1><r1><l2><r2>...<l24><r24><363> # cols: low-order 7 bits = number high-order 1 bit = 1 if parallel columns 4 364 f4 Point size (not implemented in IBM PC version) <364><old size><new size><364> size is in points (1/72 inch) -1 365 f5 Picture for Mac: 8 bytes for rectangle 4 bytes for type (PICT) 2 bytes for indentifier perhaps also def byte to indicate whether it takes up space or overlays existing text; perhaps size in half line (maybe a 0 size is sufficient to indicate it overlays existing text). 5 366 f6 Different display character when hyphenated <366><def byte><char when inline><char when hyphenated><366> bits in def byte: bit 0 = 0 if no hyphenation next to function = 1 if hyphenation happens next to function bit 1 = 0 if this function is after the hyphenation = 1 if this function preceeds the hyphenation if a char is a null, then nothing is displayed for it. examples: papaatje = pa-pa-<366><1><"a"><0><366>tje dineetje = di-ne<366><3><"e"><"r"><366>-tje -1 367 f7 Leading (for Mac)