dtif(5) [ultrix man page]
DTIF(5) File Formats Manual DTIF(5) Name DTIF - Digital Table Interchange Format Description Digital Table Interchange Format (DTIF) is the standard format for the storage and interchange of documents that contain data tables, for- mulas, and spreadsheets. You can use DTIF to store and retrieve database information, interchange spreadsheets, and reference table data in compound documents. DTIF defines the logical structure and physical layout of a data table, the values within the table (absolute data and/or expressions), and presentation attributes (formatting) to be used when displaying or printing the table. DTIF works with Digital Document Interchange Format (DDIF) so that you can store or reference DTIF tables in DDIF-encoded compound documents. A DTIF document can contain a sequence of one or more tables and is uniquely identified by a product name, a version number, and other descriptive information such as the document's title and creation date. Each DTIF table is a 2-dimensional display of data values orga- nized in columns and rows that has its own structure and table data stored in cells. In DTIF documents, attributes specify the type and format of information pertaining to the data stored in a table. Column attributes describe information for all the cells in a particular column, whereas generic column attributes can be applied to any column in any table that references them. Format attributes define the printed and displayed presentation of data stored in the table. Format attributes can also be redefined at the window, column, or cell level. See Also CDA(5), DDIF(5), DTIF(5) Compound Document Architecture Manual DTIF(5)
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dtoc(1) General Commands Manual dtoc(1) Name dtoc - unpack objects from a DOTS file Syntax dtoc [ -f ] [ -p ] [[ object.dots ] directory ] Description The command unpacks the contents of a Data Object Transport Syntax (DOTS) file or standard input. object.dots can be either a file name, or a minus sign (-). If a minus sign (-) is specified, or if no file name is present, reads from the standard input. If directory is specified, the contents of the DOTS input is unpacked and stored in the specified directory. If directory is not specified, the content of the DOTS input is unpacked into the current directory. The names of the files created are writ- ten to standard output. A DOTS file may contain a data object which consists of more than one component. Therefore, it is possible that more than one output file may be generated. As the object is unpacked, duplicate file or directory names may be encountered. If a duplicate is encountered, a new output file is generated with a sequential number appended to its name. For example, if discovers an existing file during unpacking, is created. As an object is unpacked, the external references within each object component are updated. Because DOTS files may have originated from non-ULTRIX systems, names of components may be modified as components are unpacked. References to those renamed components are updated accordingly. Options -f Suppresses output of unpacked file names. -p Causes only the name of the primary input file to be written to standard output. Implementation Standard Input If a minus sign (-) is specified, or if no parameters are specified, standard input is read until a or EOF (end of file) is read. It can- not be specified more than once. The contents of standard input must conform to the syntax of a single DOTS file. Reconstitution Of Names Object file names and file names of referenced components may be modified as objects are extracted or unpacked. If names are modified, the references in the unpacked objects are updated. The handling of names depends in part on the name-type of the object, as follows: ULTRIX file names Names are unmodified. VMS file names The set of rules is as follows: Convert uppercase letters to lower case. Convert dollar signs ($) to underscores (_) because dollar signs have meaning on ULTRIX systems. Ignore disk volume and directory specifications, if they are present, because they are not likely to be meaningful on ULTRIX systems. Append duplicate file names with a period and a unique number. Leave all other characters alone. Restrictions A DOTS file is expected to contain only a single primary DDIF or DTIF object in this release. Any subsequent objects in the DOTS file are external references of the primary object. Diagnostics The exit status is 0 if all objects were unpacked successfully, and 1 if any of the objects could not be unpacked. Consult standard error to see what failed, and why. If a nonexistent target directory is specified, returns error status. See Also ctod(1), DDIF(5), DTIF(5), DOTS(5) dtoc(1)