-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Hartmut Kaiser Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 1:27 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] [compond_file_binary] Gauging interest in a possible library submission.
Is there any interest in a cross-platform C++ library which allows to
create/read/write binary compound files?
Briefly, compound file is filesystem for storing files and directories within a single file on a disk. Initially compound file format is developed by Microsoft and now is the part of Microsoft's Open Specifications Documentation. Compound files are used across various platforms and applications, and not restricted by some specific domain. In general, any application can store information in such a way. I've found on the Internet interest in such library and decided to implement it.
Additional information can be found here:
Article on the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_File_Binary_Format
Benefits of Compound Files: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windows/desktop/aa378938(v=vs.85).aspx
[MS-CFB] Open specification for compound files: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd942138.aspx
I'm interested too. It seems the sort of weapon that Boost should have in its toolkit? Are there any other implementations (free open-source or commercial). Although access to Microsoft containers will interest many, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Authoring_Format even more are there other structures/format we might consider? Paul PS Boost licence throughout would be absolutely essential of course. --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com