SXC File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .sxc
File Type StarOffice Calc Spreadsheet
MIME Type application/vnd.sun.xml.calc
Developed by Sun Microsystems
Format Type Spreadsheet
File Format Standard XML based
Compression ZIP Compression
Primary Association Spreadsheets
Encryption Supported
Macro Support Yes
Open Source Yes
Compatibility Legacy StarOffice versions, Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice
Replaced By .ods (OpenDocument Spreadsheet)
Element Structure Styles, content, meta-data encapsulated in XML
Accessibility Features Support for text attributes such as alternative text descriptions
Use Case Creating and editing spreadsheet documents
Pros Open format, widely supported in open source software
Cons Less support in proprietary spreadsheet applications
Maximum Rows 32,000 (in versions prior to OpenOffice.org 3.0)
Maximum Columns 1,024 (in versions prior to OpenOffice.org 3.0)