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Format

Microsoft Office File List

Summary

Name
Microsoft Office File List
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1677
Format type
Text (Mark-up)
Description
These are xml files generated when a format requiring multiple files is saved by Microsoft Office Programmes (for example, an html page with images). The files are saved alongside the document in a folder called filename_files , and are named filelist.xml. The purpose of the files is to provide a list of all the files which were saved as part of the document, for example the html pages, and the images.
File extensions
xml
Submitted by
National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation

Internal signatures

Microsoft Office File List

Description
BOF Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes <xml xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"> <o:MainFile Href=".. EOF Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: </xml>

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
3C786D6C20786D6C6E733A6F3D2275726E3A736368656D61732D6D6963726F736F66742D636F6D3A6F66666963653A6F6666696365223E0D0A203C6F3A4D61696E46696C6520485265663D222E2E
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
3C2F786D6C3E
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022
    • Added format

      Microsoft Office File List: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.

    • Added signature

      Microsoft Office File List: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Library of Australia.