MS-XLS Binary File Format Presentation

Bill Wu, Principal Development Lead for Excel, discusses the MS-XLS binary file format. The presentation includes a brief history of MS-XLS, fundamental BIFF8 concepts, common BIFF8 structures, and additional security considerations.

This talk is aimed at a developer level audience and was recorded at the Binary File Format Plugfest in October 2010. For more information about upcoming interoperability events, please visit our blog at:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/officeinteroperability/