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SHOE Spec Level 2

variation: format variation Ids


Also at the beginning of a Shoe file is an optional list of format variations, each of which consists of a format variation id and a format value.

if read file which has unknown format variation, should ignore it and keep reading. but then should warn the user that the user that this has happened, and that some parts of the file may have been incorrectly read.

format variation Ids are not currently used by Data Desk. However, some possible Ids are:

#define ShoeVrtnCheckSum 0

no values defined yet

#define ShoeVrtnTimeBase 1

not yet defined, possible meaning

i (basetime = jan 1, year 2000 + 50 * i)

(default is jan 1, year 2000)

 

The Shoe specification consists of three levels:

level 0 - This level defines the storage and/or transmission of the stream of bytes upon which Shoe is based. i.e. file types, clipboard types.

level 1 - This level defines the overall structure of a Shoe file, independent of its meaning. i.e. how objects are composed of properties.

level 2 - This level defines the interpretation of the Shoe file. i.e. object types, property types, data types.