1. Managing Oracle WebCenter Content
  2. Managing Dynamic Conversion
  3. Input File Formats

36 Input File Formats

This chapter provides information about the input file formats that Dynamic Converter can process.

This chapter covers the following topics:

36.1 Word Processing Formats

File Format Comments

ANSI Text

7 & 8 bit

ASCII Text

7 & 8 bit

DEC WPS Plus (DX)

Versions through 3.1

DEC WPS Plus (WPL)

Versions through 4.1

DisplayWrite 2 & 3 (TXT)

All versions

DisplayWrite 4 & 5

Versions through 2.0

EBCDIC

All versions

Enable

Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5

First Choice

Versions through 3.0

Framework

Version 3.0

Hangul

Versions 97 – 2010

IBM DCA/FFT

All versions

IBM Writing Assistant

Version 1.01

Just System Ichitaro

5.0, 6.0, 8.0 –13.0, 2004, 2010

JustWrite

Versions through 3.0

Kingsoft WPS Writer

2010

Legacy

Versions through 1.1

Lotus Manuscript

Version 2.0

Lotus Word Pro (non-Windows)

Versions SmartSuite 97, Millennium, and Millennium 9.6 (text only)

Lotus Word Pro (Windows)

Versions SmartSuite 96, 97 and Millennium and Millennium 9.6

MacWrite II

Version 1.1

MASS11

Versions through 8.0

Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF)

All versions

Microsoft Word (DOS)

Versions through 6.0

Microsoft Word (Mac)

Versions 4.0 - 2004

Microsoft Word (Windows)

Versions through 2007

Microsoft WordPad

All versions

Microsoft Works (DOS)

Versions through 2.0

Microsoft Works (Mac)

Versions through 2.0

Microsoft Works (Windows)

Versions through 4.0

Microsoft Windows Write

Versions through 3.0

MultiMate

Versions through 4.0

Navy DIF

All versions

Nota Bene

Version 3.0

Novell Perfect Works

Version 2.0

Novell/Corel WordPerfect (DOS)

Versions through 6.1

Novell/Corel WordPerfect (Mac)

Versions 1.02 through 3.0

Novell/Corel WordPerfect (Windows)

Versions through 12.0

Office Writer

Versions 4.0 - 6.0

PC-File Letter

Versions through 5.0

PC-File+ Letter

Versions through 3.0

PFS:Write

Versions A, B and C

Professional Write (DOS)

Versions through 2.1

Professional Write Plus (Windows)

Version 1.0

Q&A (DOS)

Version 2.0

Q&A Write (Windows)

Version 3.0

Samna Word

Versions through Samna Word IV+

Signature

Version 1.0

SmartWare II

Version 1.02

Sprint

Versions through 1.0

StarOffice Writer

Version 5.2 (text only) and 6.x through 8.x

Total Word

Version 1.2

Unicode Text

All versions

UTF-8

All versions

Volkswriter 3 & 4

Versions through 1.0

Wang PC (IWP)

Versions through 2.6

WordMARC

Versions through Composer Plus

WordStar (DOS)

Versions through 7.0

WordStar (Windows)

Version 1.0

WordStar 2000 (DOS)

Versions through 3.0

XHTML (file ID only)

1.0

XML (text only)

All versions

XyWrite

Versions through III Plus

36.2 Desktop Publishing Formats

File Format Comments

Adobe FrameMaker (MIF)

Versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0 and Japanese 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 (text only)

36.3 Database Formats

File Format Comments

dBASE

Versions through 5.0

DataEase

Version 4.x

First Choice DB

Versions through 3.0

Framework DB

Version 3.0

Microsoft Works (Windows)

Versions through 4.0

Microsoft Works (DOS)

Versions through 2.0

Microsoft Works (Mac)

Versions through 2.0

Paradox (DOS)

Versions through 4.0

Paradox (Windows)

Versions through 1.0

Personal R:BASE

Version 1.0

R:BASE 5000

Versions through 3.1

R:BASE System V

Version 1.0

Reflex

Version 2.0

Q & A

Versions through 2.0

SmartWare II

Version 1.02

36.4 Spreadsheet Formats

File Format Comments

Apple iWork Numbers

09

Enable

Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5

First Choice

Versions through 3.0

Framework

Version 3.0

Lotus 1-2-3 (DOS & Windows)

Versions through 5.0

Lotus 1-2-3 (OS/2)

Versions through 2.0

Lotus 1-2-3 Charts (DOS & Windows)

Versions through 5.0

Lotus 1-2-3 for SmartSuite

Versions 97 - Millennium 9.6

Lotus Symphony

Versions 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0

Microsoft Excel Charts

Versions 2.x - 7.0

Microsoft Excel (Mac)

Versions 3.0 –4.0, 98, 2001, 2002, 2004, and v.X

Microsoft Excel (Windows)

Versions 2.2 through 2007

Microsoft Multiplan

Version 4.0

Microsoft Works (Windows)

Versions through 4.0

Microsoft Works (DOS)

Versions through 2.0

Microsoft Works (Mac)

Versions through 2.0

Novell Perfect Works

Version 2.0

PFS:Professional Plan

Version 1.0

Quattro Pro (DOS)

Versions through 5.0 (text only)

Quattro Pro (Windows)

Versions through 12.0 (text only)

SmartWare II

Version 1.02

SuperCalc 5

Version 4.0

VP Planner 3D

Version 1.0

36.5 Presentation Formats

File Format Comments

Apple iWork Keynote

09

Harvard Graphics (DOS)

Versions 2.x & 3.x

Harvard Graphics (Windows)

Windows versions

IBM Lotus Symphony

Version 1.x

Kingsoft WPS

2010

Freelance (Windows)

Versions through Millennium 9.6

Freelance (OS/3)

Versions through 2.0

Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows)

Versions 3.0 through 2007

Microsoft PowerPoint (Mac)

Versions 4.0 through v.X

Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows slideshow/template)

2007–2013

Novell Presentations

Versions through 12.0

WordPerfect

5.1–X

36.6 Graphic Formats

File Format Comments

Adobe Photoshop (PSD)

All versions

Adobe Illustrator

Versions 7.0 and 9.0

Adobe FrameMaker graphics (FMV)

Vector/raster through 5.0

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Versions 1.0, 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 (including Japanese PDF)

Ami Draw (SDW)

Ami Draw

AutoCAD Interchange and Native Drawing formats (DXF and DWG)

AutoCAD Drawing Versions 2.5 - 2.6, 9.0 ‐14.0, 2000i and 2002

AutoShade Rendering (RND)

Version 2.0

Binary Group 3 Fax

All versions

Bitmap (BMP, RLE, ICO, CUR, OS/2 DIB & WARP)

All versions

CALS Raster (GP4)

Type I and Type II

Corel Clipart format (CMX)

Versions 5 through 6

Corel Draw (CDR)

Versions 3.x - 8.x

Corel Draw (CDR with TIFF header)

Versions 2.x - 11.0

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)

ANSI, CALS NIST version 3.0

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

TIFF header only

GEM Paint (IMG)

All versions

Graphics Environment Mgr (GEM)

Bitmap & vector

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)

All versions

Hewlett Packard Graphics Language (HPGL)

Version 2

IBM Graphics Data Format (GDF)

Version 1.0

IBM Picture Interchange Format (PIF)

Version 1.0

Initial Graphics Exchange Spec (IGES)

Version 5.1

JBIG2

JBIG2 graphic embeddings in PDF files

JFIF (JPEG not in TIFF format)

All versions

JPEG (including EXIF)

All versions

Kodak Flash Pix (FPX)

All versions

Kodak Photo CD (PCD)

Version 1.0

Lotus PIC

All versions

Lotus Snapshot

All versions

Macintosh PICT1 & PICT2

Bitmap only

MacPaint (PNTG)

All versions

Micrografx Draw (DRW)

Versions through 4.0

Micrografx Designer (DRW)

Versions through 3.1

Micrografx Designer (DSF)

Windows 95, version 6.0

Novell PerfectWorks (Draw)

Version 2.0

OS/2 PM Metafile (MET)

Version 3.0

Paint Shop Pro 6 (PSP)

Windows only, versions 5.0 - 6.0

PC Paintbrush (PCX and DCX)

All versions

Portable Bitmap (PBM)

All versions

Portable Graymap (PGM)

No specific version

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

Version 1.0

Portable Pixmap (PPM)

No specific version

Postscript (PS)

Levels 1-2

Progressive JPEG

No specific version

Sun Raster (SRS)

No specific version

TIFF

Versions through 6

TIFF CCITT Group 3 & 4

Versions through 6

Truevision TGA (TARGA)

Version 2

Visio (preview)

Version 4

Visio

Versions 5, 2000, 2002 and 2003

WBMP

No specific version

Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)

No specific version

Windows Metafile (WMF)

No specific version

WordPerfect Graphics (WPG & WPG2)

Versions through 2.0

X-Windows Bitmap (XBM)

x10 compatible

X-Windows Dump (XWD)

x10 compatible

X-Windows Pixmap (XPM)

x10 compatible

36.7 Compressed Formats

File Format Comments

LZA Self Extracting Compress

LZH Compress

Microsoft Binder

Versions 7.0-97 (conversion of files contained in the Binder file is supported only on Windows)

UUEncode

UNIX Compress

UNIX GZIP

UNIX TAR

ZIP

PKWARE versions through 2.04g

36.8 Email Formats

File Format Comments

Apple Mail Message

2.0

Encoded mail messages

MHT, Multi Part Alternative, Multi Part Digest, Multi Part Mixed, Multi Part News Group, Multi Part Signed, and TNEF

EML/MSG with digital signature

SMIME

IBM Lotus Notes (Domino XML language DXL, NSF FileID, NSF)

7.x, 8.x, and 8.5

MBOX mailbox

RFC 822

Microsoft Outlook Folder (PST)

Microsoft Outlook Folder and Microsoft Outlook Offline Folder files versions 97, 98, 2000, 2002 and 2003

Microsoft Outlook Message (MSG)

Microsoft Outlook Message and Microsoft Outlook Form Template versions 97, 98, 2000, 2002 and 2003

MIME

MIME-encoded mail messages. (See below for detailed information about MIME support.)

MIME Support Notes

Here is detailed information about support for MIME-encoded mail message formats.

  • MIME formats, including:

    • EML

    • MHT (Web Archive)

    • NWS (Newsgroup single-part and multi-part)

    • Simple Text Mail (defined in RFC 2822)

  • TNEF Format

  • MIME encodings, including:

    • base64 (defined in RFC 1521)

    • binary (defined in RFC 1521)

    • binhex (defined in RFC 1741)

    • btoa

    • quoted-printable (defined in RFC 1521)

    • utf-7 (defined in RFC 2152)

    • uue

    • xxe

    • yenc

Additionally the body of a message can be encoded several ways. We support the following encodings:

  • Text

  • HTML

  • RTF

  • TNEF

  • Text/enriched (defined in RFC1523)

  • Text/richtext (defined in RFC1341)

  • Embedded mail message (defined in RFC 822). This is handled as a link to a new message.

    Note:

    The attachments of a MIME message can be stored in many formats. All attachments of supported file formats can be converted.

36.9 Other Formats

File Format Comments

AOL Messenger

7.3

Executable (EXE, DLL)

HTML

Versions through 3.0, with some limitations

MacroMedia Flash

Macromedia Flash 6.x, Macromedia Flash 7.x, and Macromedia Flash Lite (text only)

Microsoft Project

Versions 98 through 2003 (text only).

(MPP files are treated as database files.)

vCard, vCalendar

Version 2.1

Windows Executable

XML

Text only

Yahoo! Instant Messenger

Versions 6.x and 7.x