Also Known As: WPG
| Type | Metafile |
| Colors | 256 |
| Compression | RLE |
| Maximum Image Size | NA |
| Multiple Images Per File | Yes |
| Numerical Format | Big-endian |
| Originator | WordPerfect Corporation |
| Platform | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, UNIX |
| Supporting Applications | WordPerfect, other word processing programs |
| See Also | None |
Usage
Used for storage of document and image data.
Comments
WPG is supported by other applications mainly
for compatibility, due to the widespread distribution of
WordPerfect for MS-DOS, which is the number
one word processing application on that platform in terms of
unit sales. Not used much as an interchange format.
Sample images are available for this format.
The WordPerfect Graphics Metafile (WPG) file format is a creation of WordPerfect Corporation (WPC) specifically for use with its line of software products. WPG image files are likely to be found in any environment that is supported by WPC products, including MS-DOS, UNIX, and the Apple Macintosh.
Contents:
File Organization
File Details
For Further Information
WPG files are capable of storing both bitmap and vector data, which may contain up to 256 individual colors chosen from a palette of more than one million total colors. It is also possible to store Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) code in a WPG file.
The particular version described in this article is the WordPerfect Graphic file format as created by the WPC products WordPerfect 5.x and DrawPerfect 1.x. For a complete description of the WPG format, refer to the WordPerfect Corporation Developer's Toolkit for IBM PC Products. Information on how to obtain this toolkit is provided in the "For Further Information" section later in this article.
A WPG-format file created using WordPerfect 5.0 can store either bitmap or vector image data, but not both at once. WPG files created under WordPerfect 5.1 and later can store both bitmap and vector image data in the same file. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell whether a WPG file contains both bitmap and vector data by reading the header. The actual record data from the body of the file must be read and interpreted.
In WPC terminology, a WordPerfect Graphics Metafile contains a prefix area (the header) and a record area (the graphics data). All data in the metafile is written using the big-endian byte order.
This section contains information about the prefix and record areas of a WordPerfect Graphics Metafile.
The prefix is 16 bytes in length and has the following format:
typedef struct _WordPerfectGraphic
{
BYTE FileId[4]; /* File Id Code (always FFh 57h 50h 43h) */
DWORD DataOffset; /* Stat of data in the WPG file (always 10h)*/
BYTE ProductType; /* Product Code (always 1) */
BYTE FileType; /* WPC File Code (always 16h) */
BYTE MajorVersion; /* Major Version Code (always 1) */
BYTE MinorVersion; /* Minor Version Code (always 0) */
WORD EncryptionKey;/* Password Checksum (0 = not encrypted) */
WORD Reserved; /* Reserved field (always 0) */
} WPGHEAD;
FileId values are four contiguous bytes that contain the standard WPC File ID code. All WPC files starting with those created by WordPerfect 5.0 begin with this code. The values for these fields, in order, are FFh, 57h, 50h, and 43h.
DataOffset contains an offset value pointing to the start of the record data in the WordPerfect Graphics Metafile. Because the record data always immediately follows the prefix, and the prefix is always 16 bytes in length, this value is always 10h.
ProductType identifies the WPC software product that created the WPG file. This field always contains the value 01h, indicating that the file was created by the WordPerfect word processor. This value is always the same, even if the WPG file was created by a third-party software application.
FileType identifies the type of data the file contains. For WPG files, the value of this field is always 16h.
MajorVersion and MinorVersion contain the internal version number of the product for which the WPG file was created (which may not match the published, external version number of the product). For all WPG files, the MajorVersion field always contains a value of 01h, and the MinorVersion field always contains a value of 00h.
EncryptionKey normally contains a value of 00h if the file is not encrypted. If the value of this field is non-zero, then the value is used as the checksum of the password and is used to decrypt the file. In the current version, WPG files are never encrypted and therefore the value of this field is always 00h.
Reserved is not currently used and always contains a value of 00h.
Following the prefix in a WordPerfect Graphics Metafile is the record area. This area contains a sequence of objects and their attributes; this information is used to render the image. Any colormaps, bitmaps, and sections of PostScript code are also considered objects within the WPG file record area.
Each record begins with a record prefix (a header in almost any other format). The record prefix may be two, four, or six bytes in length depending on the type of record it precedes. Here are the three possible record prefix formats:
/* Two-byte prefix */
typedef struct _TwoByteRecPrefix
{
BYTE RecordType; /* The Record Type identifier */
BYTE RecordLength; /* The length of the record in bytes (0-FEh)*/
} RECPREFIX2BYTE;
/* Four-byte prefix */
typedef struct _FourByteRecPrefix
{
BYTE RecordType; /* The Record Type identifier */
BYTE SizeIndicator; /* WORD or DWORD length follows (always FFh)*/
WORD RecordLength; /* The length of the record in bytes */
} RECPREFIX4BYTE;
/* Six-byte prefix */
typedef struct _SixByteRecPrefix
{
BYTE RecordType; /* The Record Type identifier */
BYTE SizeIndicator; /* WORD or DWORD length follows (always FFh)*/
DWORD RecordLength; /* The length of the record in bytes */
} RECPREFIX6BYTE;
RecordType, the first field of each record, contains a value that identifies the type of data stored in the record as follows:
Record Type | Record Description |
|---|---|
01h |
Fill attributes |
02h |
Line attributes |
03h |
Marker attributes |
04h |
Polymarker |
05h |
Line |
06h |
Polyline |
07h |
Rectangle |
08h |
Polygon |
09h |
Ellipse |
0Ah |
Reserved |
0Bh |
Bitmap (Type 1) |
0Ch |
Graphics text (Type 1) |
0Dh |
Graphics text attributes |
0Eh |
Color map |
0Fh |
Start of WPG data (Type 1) |
10h |
End of WPG data |
11h |
PostScript data follows (Type 1) |
12h |
Output attributes |
13h |
Curved polyline |
14h |
Bitmap (Type 2) |
15h |
Start figure |
16h |
Start chart |
17h |
PlanPerfect data |
18h |
Graphics text (Type 2) |
19h |
Start of WPG data (Type 2) |
1Ah |
Graphics text (Type 3) |
1Bh |
PostScript data follows (Type 2) |
The following is a listing of the record types, their formats, and the flags associated with them. For more information, please consult the Wordperfect documentation.
BYTE 0 |
Hollow |
1 |
Solid |
2 |
Finely spaced 45-degree lines |
3 |
Medium spaced 45-degree lines |
4 |
Coarsely spaced 45-degree lines |
5 |
Fine 45-degree hatching |
6 |
Medium 45-degree hatching |
7 |
Coarse 45-degree hatching |
8 |
Fine vertical lines |
9 |
Medium vertical lines |
10 |
Coarse vertical lines |
11 |
Dots density 1 (least dense) |
12 |
Dots density 2 |
11 |
Dots density 3 |
13 |
Dots density 4 |
14 |
Dots density 5 |
15 |
Dots density 6 |
16 |
Dots density 7 (densest) |
18 |
Dots (medium) |
19 |
Dots (coarse) |
20 |
Fine horizontal |
21 |
Medium horizontal |
22 |
Coarse horizontal |
23 |
Fine 90-degree cross-hatching |
24 |
Medium 90-degree cross-hatching |
25 |
Coarse 90-degree cross-hatching |
26 |
Fine 45-degree lines |
27 |
Medium 45-degree lines |
28 |
Coarse 45-degree lines |
29 |
Brick pattern (horizontal) |
30 |
Brick pattern (vertical) |
31 |
NA |
32 |
Interweaving |
33 |
NA |
34 |
NA |
35 |
Tile pattern |
36 |
Coarse lines (thick) |
37 |
Alternating dark and light squares |
BYTE |
Fill-color palette index (0-ffh) |
BYTE 0 |
None |
1 |
Solid |
2 |
Dash 1 (long) |
3 |
Dots |
4 |
Dash-dot |
5 |
Dash 2 (medium) |
6 |
Dash-dot-dot |
7 |
Dash 3 (short) |
BYTE |
Line color (0-ffh) |
WORD |
Line width (arbitrary units) |
BYTE 0 |
None |
1 |
Dots |
2 |
Plus sign |
3 |
Star |
4 |
Circle |
5 |
Square |
6 |
Triangle |
7 |
Inverted triangle |
8 |
Diamond |
9 |
45-degree cross |
BYTE |
Marker color (0-ffh) |
WORD |
Marker height (arbitrary units) |
The first area, two bytes in length, holds the number of points. This is followed by a list of WORD coordinate pairs denoting the position of the actual points in arbitrary units.
WORD |
X value of start of line |
WORD |
Y value of start of line |
WORD |
X value of end of line |
WORD |
Y value of end of line |
These are all in arbitrary units.
The first area, two bytes in length, holds the number of points. This is followed by a list of WORD coordinate pairs denoting the position of the actual points in arbitrary units.
WORD |
X of lower left of rectangle |
WORD |
Y of lower left of rectangle |
WORD |
Width |
WORD |
Height |
These are all in arbitrary units.
The first area, two bytes in length, holds the number of vertices. This is followed by a list of WORD coordinate pairs denoting the position of the actual vertices in arbitrary units.
WORD |
X value of center |
WORD |
Y value of center |
WORD |
X radius |
WORD |
Y radius |
WORD |
Rotation angle measured from the x axis |
WORD |
Start of arc (degrees) |
WORD |
End of arc (degrees) |
WORD |
Flags: bit 0 connect ends of arc to center, bit 1 connect to each other |
WORD |
Width (pixels) |
WORD |
Height (pixels) |
WORD |
Bits-per-pixel (1,2,4,8) |
WORD |
X-resolution of source (pixels/inch) |
WORD |
Y-resolution of source (pixels/inch) |
This is followed by the bitmap data in BYTE format. Note that this may be RLE compressed.
WORD |
Text length in bytes |
WORD |
X value of text position |
WORD |
Y value of text position |
This is followed by the text string in BYTE format.
WORD |
Font character width (arbitrary units) |
WORD |
Font character height (arbitrary units) |
WORD |
Reserved |
WORD |
Reserved |
WORD |
Reserved |
WORD |
Reserved |
WORD |
Reserved |
WORD |
Font type--e.g., 0df0 Courier, 1150 Helvetica, 1950 Times |
BYTE |
Reserved |
BYTE |
Alignment, vertical (0 left, 1 center, 2 right) |
BYTE |
Alignment, horizontal (0 base, 1 center, 2 cap, 3 bottom, 4 top) |
BYTE |
Color (0-ffh) |
WORD |
Rotation (degrees from horizontal) |
WORD |
Start color (0-ffh) |
WORD |
Number of colors |
BYTE |
Red value of first color |
BYTE |
Green value of first color |
BYTE |
Blue value of first color |
|
|
BYTE |
Red value of last color |
BYTE |
Green value of last color |
BYTE |
Blue value of last color |
BYTE |
Version number |
BYTE |
Flags (bit 0 PostScript, maybe bitmap, bit 1 PostScript, no bitmap |
WORD |
Width of image (arbitrary units) |
WORD |
Height of image (arbitrary units) |
This record has no data associated with it. It is used to signal the end of a data section in the file and acts as an end-of-file marker.
BYTE |
Actual PostScript data |
|
|
BYTE |
|
BYTE |
Background color (0-ffh) |
BYTE |
Foreground color (0-ffh) |
WORD |
X value of lower left of clipping window |
WORD |
Y value of lower left of clipping window |
WORD |
Clip window width |
WORD |
Clip window height |
Size and position values are in arbitrary units.
DWORD |
Size of equivalent data in pre-5.1 files |
WORD |
Number of points |
WORD |
X value of first point |
WORD |
Y value of first point |
WORD |
X value of first control point |
WORD |
Y value of first control point |
|
|
WORD |
X value of last point |
WORD |
Y value of last point |
WORD |
X value of last control point |
WORD |
Y value of last control point |
WORD |
Rotation angle from horizontal (degrees) |
WORD |
X value of lower left |
WORD |
Y value of lower left |
WORD |
X value of upper right |
WORD |
Y value of upper right |
WORD |
Width (pixels) |
WORD |
Height (pixels) |
WORD |
Pixel depth (bits) |
WORD |
Horizontal resolution (pixels/inch) |
WORD |
Vertical resolution (pixels/inch) |
This is followed by the actual bitmap data, which is RLE compressed, although there appear to be some (possibly illegal) variants produced by third-party programs which are not.
DWORD |
Length of object data |
WORD |
Rotation angle from horizontal (degrees) |
WORD |
X value of lower left |
WORD |
Y value of lower left |
WORD |
X value of upper right |
WORD |
Y value of upper right |
This is followed by the figure data.
DWORD |
Length of chart data in file |
WORD |
X value lower left |
WORD |
Y value lower left |
WORD |
X value upper right |
WORD |
Y value upper right |
This is followed by the actual chart data.
This is data associated with WordPerfect Corporation's PlanPerfect application. Please contact WordPerfect for more information.
DWORD |
Size of equivalent data written by version prior to 5.1 |
WORD |
Rotation angle from horizontal (degrees) |
WORD |
Length of text (characters) |
WORD |
X value of text start |
WORD |
Y value of text start |
WORD |
X value of text end |
WORD |
Y value of text end |
WORD |
X scale factor |
WORD |
Y scale factor |
BYTE |
Type (0 window, 1 line, 2 bullet chart, 3 simple chart, 4 free-format chart) |
This is followed by the string data.
BYTE |
Type |
WORD |
Length of data in file |
This is followed by the actual data.
RecordLength, the second field of each record, may be a BYTE, WORD, or DWORD in size, depending upon the value stored in the first BYTE of this field (SizeIndicator above). Because it is possible for the same RecordType to have a different size each time it appears in the same WPG file, each record cannot be assigned a RecordType field of a fixed size. You must therefore determine the size of the RecordLength field when you read the record prefix.
If the BYTE value read after the RecordType field is in the range of 00h to FEh, the RecordLength field is a BYTE in size, and this value is used as the number of bytes in the record. If the BYTE is the value FFh, then the RecordLength field is either a WORD or a DWORD in size.
The next WORD of the prefix is then read. If the high bit of this WORD is 0, then this value is the length of the record. If the high bit is 1, then this value is the upper WORD value of a DWORD length value. The next WORD is read and is used as the lower WORD value in the DWORD. This DWORD value is then the length of the record. The following code should help to clarify this logic:
BYTE RecordType;
DWORD RecordLength;
FILE *fp;
RecordType = GetByte(fp); /* Read the RecordType */
RecordLength = GetByte(fp); /* Read the RecordLength */
if (RecordLength == 0xFF) /* Not a BYTE value */
{
RecordLength = GetWord(fp); /* Read the next WORD value */
if(RecordLength & 0x8000) /* Not a WORD value */
{
RecordLength <<= 16; /* Shift value into the high WORD */
RecordLength += GetWord(fp); /* Read the low WORD value */
}
}
The following is a description of several of the records found in the WPG format. For a complete listing of all records and values, refer to the WordPerfect Developer's Toolkit.
The first record of a WPG file is always the Start WPG Data (0Fh) record. This record contains information on the size of the image and the version number of the WPG file and has the following format:
typedef struct _StartWpgRecord
{
BYTE Version; /* WPG Version Flags (always 01h) */
BYTE WpgFlags; /* Bit flags */
WORD Width; /* Width of image in WP Units */
WORD Height; /* Height of image in WP Units */
} STARTWPGREC;
Version indicates the WPG file version. This value is currently defined to be 01h.
The eight bits in the WpgFlags field are used as flag values. If Bit 0 is set to 0, then there is no PostScript code included in this WPG file. If Bit 0 is set to 1, then PostScipt code is included in this file. Bits 1 through 7 are reserved and always set to 0.
Width and Height contain the size of the image in WP Units (WPU), each of which is equal to 1/1200th of an inch.
A ColorMapRecord (0Eh) normally follows the StartWpgRecord, unless the image is black and white. If no ColorMapRecord is present, then the default colormap is used instead. There is only one ColorMapRecord per WPG file, regardless of how many bitmap or vector objects the file contains. The current WPG format does not provide a way to assign separate colormaps to specific vector objects and bitmaps.
All images stored in a WPG file, both bitmap and vector, use index values into the colormap to define their colors. This record may define an entire color map unique to this image, or it may define only a smaller colormap used to overlay a portion of the default colormap. To avoid problems with WPC products, the first 16 colors in the colormap should never be changed from their default values. The ColorMapRecord has the following format:
typedef struct _ColorMapRecord
{
WORD StartIndex; /* The starting index of this color map */
WORD NumberOfEntries;/* The number of entries in this color map*/
BYTE *ColorMap[][3]; /* Color map triples */
} COLORMAPREC;
StartIndex indicates the starting color index number of this map.
NumberOfEntries indicates the number of contiguous entries in the colormap from the starting index. If entries 178 though 244 in the default colormap were being replaced by this colormap, the value of StartIndex would be 178, and the value of NumberOfEntries would be 66. If the entire colormap were being replaced, the values of these fields would be 0 and 256 respectively.
These two fields are followed by a sequence of three-byte triples, which hold the actual colormap data. The number of triples is equal to the value stored in the NumberOfEntries field. The number of bytes in this field is calculated by multiplying the value of the NumberOfEntries field by 3. The default colormap for WPG files is the same as the IBM VGA standard color table defined in the PS/2 Display Adapter manual.
The VGA colormap structure is also shown in Chapter 2, in the section called "Examples of Palettes."
This colormap contains 256 color entries, each with a 1-byte red, green, and blue color value for a total of 768 map elements. The first 16 colors are those of the IBM EGA color table. Colors 17 through 32 are 16 gray-scale shades. The remaining 224 colors are a palette of 24 individual colors, each with three different intensity levels and three different saturation levels. The WPG color map uses eight bits for red and six bits each for green and blue.
When displaying WPG images using a display adapter, such as the VGA, with fewer bits per primary color, the color values are truncated starting with the least significant bits. For a VGA adapter that has only 6 bits for red, all 8-bit red values in the color table are shifted to the right twice before the value is used. The green and blue values are not changed.
As previously mentioned, a WPG file created with WordPerfect 5.0 can store either bitmap or vector image data, but not both. This is due to a limitation of the Bitmap (0Bh) record structure. This record is now considered obsolete and should not be used when you create new WPG files. The structure of this record is as follows:
typedef struct _BitmapType1
{
WORD Width; /* Width of image in pixels */
WORD Height; /* Height of image in pixels */
WORD Depth; /* Number of bits per pixel */
WORD HorzRes; /* Horizontal resolution of image */
WORD VertRes; /* Vertical resolution of image */
} BITMAP1REC;
Width and Height describe the size of the bitmap in pixels.
Depth contains the number of bits per pixel. The possible values of this field are 1, 2, 4, or 8 for 2-, 4-, 16-, and 256-color images.
HorzRes and VertRes are the horizontal and vertical resolution of the original bitmap in pixels per inch. These values can also describe the minimum resolution of the screen required to display the image.
The bitmap data follows this record structure. The Bitmap Type 1(0Bh) record was superseded by the Bitmap Type 2 (14h) record introduced with WordPerfect 5.1. This new record added five fields not found in the Bitmap Type 1 record. These fields contain information on the position of the bitmap on the output device. If you use a Bitmap Type 2 record, it is also possible to store multiple bitmaps in a single WPG file.
The structure of the Bitmap Type 2 record is shown below:
typedef struct _BitmapType2
{
WORD RotAngle; /* Rotation angle of bitmap (0-359) */
WORD LowerLeftX; /* Lower-left X coordinate of image */
WORD LowerLeftY; /* Lower-left Y coordinate of image */
WORD UpperRightX; /* Upper-right X coordinate of image */
WORD UpperRightY; /* Upper-right Y coordinate of image */
WORD Width; /* Width of image in pixels */
WORD Height; /* Height of image in pixels */
WORD Depth; /* Number of bits per pixel */
WORD HorzRes; /* Horizontal resolution of image */
WORD VertRes; /* Vertical resolution of image */
} BITMAP2REC;
RotAngle is the rotation angle of the bitmap in degrees. This value may be in the range of 0 to 359, with 0 indicating the image is not rotated.
LowerLeftX and LowerLeftY describe the location of the lower-left corner of the image in WPUs.
UpperRightX and UpperRightY describe the location of the upper-right corner of the image in WPUs. Note that the origin point (0,0) of all WPG images is the lower left-hand corner of the output device.
The remaining five fields, Width, Height, Depth, HorzRes, and VertRes, are identical to those in the Bitmap Type 1 record.
It is possible to store two or more images in a WPG file by using multiple Bitmap records. The coordinate information found in a Bitmap Type 2 record will allow the images to be positioned on the output device so they do not overlap. The size of a bitmap in bytes may be determined by multiplying the Height, Width, and Depth fields and then dividing the product by 8:
SizeInBytes = (Height * Width * Depth) / 8;
Bitmap data is always stored in a WPG file using a byte-wise run-length encoding (RLE) algorithm. (See Chapter 9, Data Compression, for more information on run-length encoding algorithms.) Each scan line is encoded separately.
There are four possible types of RLE packets in the WPG algorithm:
An encoded packet may encode a run of from 1 to 127 bytes in length. An encoded packet always has the most significant bit (MSB) as 1 and the seven least significant bits (LSBs) are a non-zero value. The length of the run is the value of the seven LSBs. If the MSB of this byte is 1, but the seven LSBs are set to 0, then the next byte is read as the run count and the byte value FFh is repeated "run count" times. If the MSB of the byte read is 0, and the seven LSBs are a non-zero value, then this is a literal run. The seven LSBs hold the run-count value and the next "run count" bytes are read literally from the encoded data stream. If the run count is 0, then the next byte is read as the run count and the previous scan line is repeated "run count" times.
The pseudocode for the WPG RLE algorithm is shown below:
Read a BYTE
If the Most Significant Bit is ON
If the 7 LSB are not 0
The RunCount is the 7 least significant bits
Read the next BYTE and repeat it RunCount times
If the 7 LSB are 0
Read the next BYTE as the RunCount
Repeat the value FFh RunCount times
If the Most Significant Bit is OFF
If the 7 LSB are not 0
The RunCount is the 7 least significant bits
The next RunCount BYTEs are read literally
If the 7 LSB are 0
Read the next BYTE as the RunCount
Repeat the previous scan line RunCount times
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) data may be included in a WPG file by using the PostScript Data Type 1 (11h) record or the PostScript Data Type 2 (1Bh) record. The PostScript Data Type 1 record contains a set of output commands needed to print the EPS code included in the WPG file on a PostScript printer. The structure for the PostScript Data Type 1 record is as follows:
typedef struct _PsDataType1
{
WORD BbLowerLeftX; /* Lower left X coordinate of image */
WORD BbLowerLeftY; /* Lower left Y coordinate of image */
WORD BbUpperRightX; /* Upper right X coordinate of image */
WORD BbUpperRightY; /* Upper right Y coordinate of image */
} PSTYPE1REC;
The four fields in this record contain the bounding-box values of the PostScript image in points. These are the values found in the %%BoundingBox field in the EPS header. The EPS data immediately follows this record. The PostScript Data Type 2 record is used to store one or more EPS images. If the EPS data also contains a TIFF, PICT, WMF, or EPSI image, as is found in a Display PostScript file, this data is converted to a Bitmap Type 2 record that follows the PostScript Data Type 2 record.
The structure for the PostScript Data Type 2 record is shown below:
typedef struct _PsDataType2
{
DWORD RecordLength; /* Length of the following record */
WORD RotAngle; /* Angle of roation of image */
WORD LowerLeftX; /* Lower-left X coordinate of image */
WORD LowerLeftY; /* Lower-left Y coordinate of image */
WORD UpperRightX; /* Upper-right X coordinate of image */
WORD UpperRightY; /* Upper-right Y coordinate of image */
BYTE FileName[40]; /* File name of original EPSF file */
WORD BbLowerLeftX; /* Lower-left X coordinate of bounding box */
WORD BbLowerLeftY; /* Lower-left Y coordinate of bounding box */
WORD BbUpperRightX; /* Upper-right X coordinate of bounding box */
WORD BbUpperRightY; /* Upper-right Y coordinate of bounding box */
} PSTYPE2REC;
RecordLength indicates the number of bytes occuring in the Bitmap Type 2 record following the EPS data. If the EPS data does not have an associated Bitmap Type 2 record, then the value of this field is 0.
The RotAngle, LowerLeftX, LowerLeftY, UpperRightX, and UpperRightY fields have the same meaning as in the Bitmap Type 2 (14h) record.
FileName contains the name of the original EPSF file from which this EPSF code was derived.
The BbLowerLeftX, BbLowerLeftY, BbUpperRightX, and BbUpperRightY fields are the same as in the PostScript Data Type 1 (11h) record.
The EPSF code immediately follows this record. The PostScript Data Type 2 record found in WordPerfect 5.1 and DrawPerfect supersedes the PostScript Data Type 1 record found only in WordPerfect 5.0 and DrawPerfect 1.0. You should always use the Type 2 record rather than the Type 1 when creating new WPG files.
The last record in every WPG file is the End of WPG Data (10h) record. This record has a NULL body; it merely marks the end of the WPG record stream.
The WordPerfect Graphics Metafile format was created and is maintained by WordPerfect Corporation. You can try to get information from:
WordPerfect Corporation
1555 North Technology Way
Orem, UT 84057
Voice: 801-222-4477
Voice: 800-526-5068
FAX: 801-222-5077
BBS: 801-225-4414
FTP: ftp://ftp.wordperfect.com/
WWW: http://www.wordperfect.com/
WordPerfect was recently acquired by Corel. You can contact Corel at:
Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1Z 8R7
Voice: 613-728-8200
FAX: 613-761-9176
BBS: 613-728-4752
Email: custserv@corel.ca
FTP: ftp://ftp.corel.com/
WWW: http://www.corel.com/
Corel has a page discussing their recent purchase of WordPerfect, and the issues and questions that may arise as a result, at:
http://www.corel.com/novell/menu.htm
A complete description of the WPG format and other technical information associated with WordPerfect software applications may be found in the WordPerfect Corporation Developer's Toolkit for IBM PC Products. This toolkit is available directly from WordPerfect by calling:
WordPerfect Information Services
Voice: 801-225-5000
You can submit technical questions regarding the toolkit to:
WordPerfect Manufacturer/Developer Relations Department
Voice: 801-228-7700
FAX: 801-228-7777
CompuServe: 72567,3612
Please direct all FAX and CompuServe correspondence to "Developer's Toolkit."
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