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Format

Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File

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Summary

Name
Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/106
Description
The SYLK (SYmbolic LinK) file format is a ASCII format used to exchange information between versions of Multiplan and spreadsheets such as Excel.
Note
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/SYLK http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/graphics/summary/micsylk.htm
File extensions
slk
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File

Note
First Record type descriptor is ID;P<name>; Last record is E

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
49443B50
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
(0D|0D0A|0A)45(0D|0D0A|0A)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023

    Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File: Description updated, max offset values changed from null to 0 and EOF signature modified to accomodate for different operating systems. As part of PRONOM Research Week. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

  • Added in V58

    Release date
    21 March 2012

    Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File: Format name changed for greater accuracy and consistency.

    Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.