Text Input and Output Formats
The text system provides a convenient interface to the file system that enables you to read, display, and write files in the text formats described in Table 1.
Table 1 Text system input and output formats
Format |
Description |
Plain Text |
Characters unaccompanied by attribute information. |
Rich Text Format (RTF) |
Character and attribute information expressed in Rich Text Format (RTF). See the Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification by Microsoft Corporation for more information. |
Rich Text Format Directory (RTFD) |
Character and attribute information expressed in Rich Text Format and stored in a directory along with the images and other attachments that are embedded in the text. |
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