Excel/Compound Document

[Guest]

What is a compound document, and why is it needed?

 

[Bob I]

Have you completed the reading assignment yet? I suggest that's where
you start.

 

[Guest]

If I knew where to read I wouldn't be submitting this question, because I
would have been able to READ it!

 

[joeu2004]

If I knew where to read I wouldn't be submitting this question,
because I would have been able to READ it!

Often, the definition depends on the context. Try googling "define:
compound document" (without quotes), and see if any of those
definitions fit your context.

 

[Chip Pearson]

What is a compound document, and why is it needed?

Broadly speaking, you can think of a compound file as one physical disk file
that contains one or more virtual files within it. For example, a single XLS
file on disk can contains two virtual files: the workbook and the VBA
project. The same disk file can also include embedded files, such as an
embedded PowerPoint presentation. These logically independent files are
stored in a single disk file.

See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms693383.aspx for additional
info. Go to msdn.microsoft.com and search for "compound file" and you'll
find quite a bit of info.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

 

[Bob I]

The question appears identical to that taken directly from a homework
assignment. The part about compound means a second application is
involved, so what application is it? The text that the question comes
from will answer the question, hence the advise to complete the reading
assignment.