compoundfilereader

simple standalone c++ header file to read compound file (Structured Storage File) content.

Source code structure

• src/include/compoundfilereader.h The only header file needed for parsing compound file.
• src/include/utf.h The helper header file used for converting between utf16, utf8, and unicode. It's used by samples.
• test/data Real world compound files for tests.
• samples/cfb command line tool to list and dump compound files.
• samples/IEOpenedTabParser command line tool to show IE opened tab information.
• vsproject project and solution files for Microsoft Visual Studio.

Usage

• copy compoundfilereader.h to your source tree or: install "compoundfilereader" by git sub-module
• #include <compoundfilereader.h> in your source code
• construct a CompoundFileReader object by giving the buffer (see compoundfilereader.h for details)

Build the samples

Linux

run `make' (requires gcc and g++)

Windows

option1: double click 'vsproject\cfbreader\cfbreader.sln' then build in Visual Studio option2: run 'build.bat' in Visual Studio Command Prompt (requires visual studio)

Run the samples

try the following:

out/ieot "test/data/{BC59C035-E8AC-11E4-825B-10604B7CB9F0}.dat"
out/cfb list "test/data/a test email message.msg"
out/cfb dump "test/data/a test email message.msg" __properties_version1.0

TODO

• unit tests
• make the reader able to connect to abstract interfaces such as istream

#Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct

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