> Hi,
>
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> hex editor (ultra editor) but none of them can reveal more about the
> internal structure.
That's because .sxw files are zip files which have the .xml files inside.
> Is there a way to let java read directly from such a file?
Use the java.util.zip.ZipFile class which comes with the JDK to access
the .sxw contents and then use an XML parser...
I think OpenOffice has a Java API for working with its files but I have no
experience in that so I cannot be of any help but you should try looking
for that first.
Greetings,
Crazy Photon

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Crazy Photon - 28 Apr 2004 04:30 GMT
> I think OpenOffice has a Java API for working with its files but I have no
> experience in that so I cannot be of any help but you should try looking
> for that first.
See http://api.openoffice.org, this should help in your task.
HTH,
Crazy Photon

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wEEdpEckEr - 28 Apr 2004 19:23 GMT
> See http://api.openoffice.org, this should help in your task.
Thanks for the information, I will surely take a look at it.
greetings
<T!M> aka wEEdpEckEr