diff --git a/cole/README-cole b/cole/README-cole deleted file mode 100644 index f37948f..0000000 --- a/cole/README-cole +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ - -What is cole? -************* - -cole is a free C OLE library. - -cole is distributed under the terms of the `GNU General Public License' (GPL) -to give an impulse to the Free Software. cole distribution license is -compatible with the `Open Source' definition. - -Using cole, you can access Microsoft' `Structured Storage' files. -The most popular Microsoft's programs generate `Structured Storage' files, -incluiding the Microsoft' suite for offices. StarDivision' suite (StarOffice) -generate `Structured Storage' files too. FlashPix file format is -`Structured Storage' too. - - -What is a `Structured Storage' file? -************************************ - -Inside a `Structured Storage' file there is a filesystem, with directories -and files, which Microsoft calls `containers' and `streams'. Using cole you -can travel through such filesystem and access the files. - -cole doesn't know about internal structure of a `stream', it only reads the -raw data. You can use the Microsoft's documentation available at - or the information available at - to know the binary file format of the streams. If you -know anything in the side of StarDivision email me. FlashPix file format is -well documented. - -cole was developed using the information available at - and the OLE::Storage -Perl module from the same site, and no information from any other source -(incluiding Microsoft) has been used. - - -Compile -******* - -See the file `INSTALL' to know how to compile and install cole (a standard -`configure' script is provided). - - -Documentation -************* - -The documentation is autogenerated from the source code, and it can be found in -the directory `doc/cole-manual' of the source code. - - - The current maintainer. - (see the file `AUTHORS') -