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DDIS(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual DDIS(4) NAME DDIS, ddis - Digital Data Interchange Syntax / ISO ASN.1 (DDIS/ASN.1) files DESCRIPTION DDIS is an ASN.1 syntax that conforms to the specifications of Interna- tional Standards Organization Abstract Syntax Notation One (ISO ASN.1). Digital's CDA architecture defines two document formats and a mail syn- tax for the sharing and transport of revisable compound documents and tabular files based on the DDIS syntax that is a subset of ASN.1: DDIF (Digital Document Interchange Format) is the interchange and applica- tion file format for compound documents containing text, graphics, im- ages, and audio. DTIF (Digital Table Interchange Format) is the inter- change and application file format for tabular data, such as spread- sheets and multi-dimensional tables. DOTS (Data Object Transport Syn- tax) is a transparent interface for the transfer of compound documents with external links to multiple subfiles via mail systems. CDA-supported files that conform to one of the DDIS/ASN.1 family of syntaxes are typed according to a particular DDIS/ASN.1 syntax. For ex- ample, a DDIF file is identified by the file command as a ddis/ddif file. For more information on CDA enabling technologies and the DEC CDA Run- Time Services, refer to the CDA(4) manpage. SEE ALSO cdoc(1), ctod(1), ddifanls(1), ddifps(1), ddiftext(1), dtifanls(1), dtifddif(1), dtoc(1), dxvdoc(1X), textddif(1), vdoc(1), cda(4), cda_msg(4), ddif(4), dots(4), dtif(4), dvr_msg(4) DDIS(4)