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dtif(4)
NAME
  dtif, DTIF - Digital Table Interchange Format

DESCRIPTION
  DTIF(TM) is the CDA(TM) interchange, storage, and application file format
  for tabular data such as spreadsheets, database information, and
  multidimensional tables. DTIF tables contain rows and columns of cells in
  which the application stores data as absolute values and formulas.
  Application- and user-specified presentation attributes (such as fonts,
  borders, and bolding) determine formatting when displaying or printing a
  sequence of one or more DTIF tables.

  DTIF files can be dynamically linked to and updated from within DDIF(TM)
  compound documents via ACA(TM) LiveLinks(TM). DTIF-supported file formats
  can also be converted to CDA output documents for the purpose of including
  tabular data in the form of text within reports or other documents.
  Formulas and presentation attributes such as cell borders, headers, grid
  lines, and font types will be lost, however. For more information on CDA
  table-to-document file conversions and processing options, refer to the
  dtifddif manpage.

  DTIF files can be displayed and printed on a variety of devices, including
  text-only terminals or PCs (character-cell) and imaging and WYSIWYG
  terminals (windows workstations and PCs).

  DOTS (Data Object Transport Syntax) and network services such as DECwindows
  Motif mail, DECnet(TM), the File Transfer Protocol, DEC MAILworks(TM),
  PATHWORKS(TM), and ACA LiveLinks support transfer of DTIF files among key
  NAS(TM) platforms: VMS(TM) DECwindows(TM) Motif(R), DEC(TM) OSF/1(R), MS-
  DOS(R) Microsoft(R) Windows(TM), and OS/2(TM). For more information, refer
  to manpages for DOTS and the dtoc and ctod commands.

  DEC CDA Run-Time Services provides the facilities for CDA applications to
  create, store, interchange, and display CDA-supported compound document and
  tabular file formats. For more information on CDA enabling technologies and
  the DEC CDA Run-Time Services, refer to the CDA manpage.

  Sun and SPARCstation are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

  Motif and OSF/1 are registered trademarks of Open Software Foundation, Inc.

  MS-DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

  ACA, CDA, DDIF, DEC MAILworks, DEC, DECnet, DECwindows, DTIF, LiveLinks,
  NAS, PATHWORKS, VMS, and the Digital logo are trademarks of Digital
  Equipment Corporation.

  OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.


SEE ALSO
  cdoc(1), ctod(1), dtifanls(1), dtifddif(1), dtoc(1), cda(4), ddif(4),
  ddis(4), dots(4)