April 2007 - Posts

Open XML links for 04-30-2007
30 April 07 05:10 PM
A few links to things I've come across in recent days ... DOCX convertor for the Mac Office for the Mac hasn't shipped with Open XML support yet ( but it's coming soon ). So if you're a Mac user in an organization that has moved to Office 2007 and the Read More...
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PHPExcel API for Open XML
30 April 07 09:35 AM
PHPExcel is a set of classes that enable Open XML spreadsheet development, available as an open-source project on Codeplex . Using these classes, PHP programmers can easily create spreadsheets with formulas, conditional formatting, and other features. Read More...
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TechDays 2007 Open XML sample code
24 April 07 07:43 AM
Julien Chable's content from his Open XML session at France's TechDays 2007 is now available for download. His blog has all the details. For those who, like me, don't read French as well as they could/should/would, here are the download links labeled Read More...
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One billion new computer users
20 April 07 10:38 AM
In Beijing last week, I overheard some of my colleagues planning for an event this week that included Bill Gates, Microsoft VP Will Poole, and many others. That event took place today, and it included an announcement of an ambitious goal: to create 1 Read More...
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Open XML links for 04-19-2007
19 April 07 06:31 PM
A few interesting links I've come across recently ... Wouter Van Vugt: Office Open XML Workshop in Sweden Wouter's latest workshop was a hit, and he has graciously posted some great sample documents for developers who want to learn the basics of Open Read More...
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Dynamically generating content controls
18 April 07 08:26 PM
One of the most popular features of Open XML among developers is the concept of binding content controls (structured document tags) to custom XML nodes. This is a powerful concept that allows for simple integration between existing XML instances of business Read More...
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XPS Essentials Pack
16 April 07 05:56 AM
Version 1.0 of the XPS (XML Paper Specification) Essentials Pack is now available for download. It includes an XPS viewer, an XPS document writer, and iFilter/iPreview extensions to enable XPS search and thumbnails. XPS is a fixed-layout document format Read More...
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Beijing Open XML Workshop
13 April 07 08:05 AM
This week I had a chance to see firsthand why China is becoming a force to be reckoned with in software development. The caliber of the attendees at the Open XML workshop in Beihang University was very high, and their questions were very interesting. Read More...
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Bi-Directional text in Open XML
09 April 07 05:00 AM
If you need to generate documents in Arabic or Hebrew, or other less common RTL (right-to-left) scripts such as Syriac or Urdu, you'll find some very useful information in a new article on OpenXmlDeveloper: "Bi-directional Text in WordprocessingML" by Read More...
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Kiev Open XML workshops
06 April 07 11:32 PM
We had two Open XML workshops in Kiev this week. Thursday was an all-day technical workshop at a government facility, and the attendees included developers and project leaders. I met a few of the people from the Ukraine's TC20 technical committee, and Read More...
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May cooler heads prevail
04 April 07 06:17 AM
I've blogged a bit recently about the ugly tone of some of the tactics that have been used in the document-formats debate. Now today comes welcome news of a more reasonable and level-headed approach. Datuk Dr. Mohamad Ariffin Aton, the chief executive Read More...
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Munich train-the-trainer event
03 April 07 12:06 PM
The Open XML train-the-trainer event at Munich's Kempinski Hotel this week has been a great chance to meet new friends (and a couple of old friends) from a bunch of countries all in one place at one time. We have attendees here from Hungary , Croatia, Read More...
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DIS ballot period for Ecma 376/DIS 29500
03 April 07 04:52 AM
Ecma International has announced that they've heard from the JTC 1 Secretariat that Office Open XML has moved to the next phase of the ISO/IEC standards process. This phase, known as the DIS ballot period, will include detailed review of any technical Read More...
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Open XML workshops in Belgium and Slovenia
01 April 07 07:20 AM
What a week! I've had the opportunity to discuss Open XML with developers, journalists, and government workers in several European countries, and it's been a very useful and informative 2-way dialog. I showed a bunch of people what Open XML can do and Read More...
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