comp.lang.idl-pvwave archive: archive » Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files

Home » Public Forums » archive » Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend

Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files [message #22547 is a reply to message #22490]

Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00

Ben Tupper
Messages: 186
Registered: August 1999

Senior Member

Thanks Liam and Kelly,

Kelly, the method you describe is what I have used before. I'll try it
again... I must have goofed up something simple (I hope).

Liam, I check those procedures out. I don't know why I didn't think of it
before... I have used BINread/write before.

Ben

Kelly Dean wrote:

> I read and write combination ASCII and Binary files all the time in Windows
> NT and Windows 2000. My prefer method is using structures.
>
> Kelly
>
> Ben Tupper wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Thank you for all for the very interesting responses regarding my Julian
>> Day number query.
>>
>> I have a question regarding mixing ASCII data (as a header) with binary
>> data (as data following the header). This is a desirable format for our
>> purposes for a number of reasons. I have come across such files
>> generated in the DOS environment from Sea-Bird Electronics devices.
>>
>> I am able to read and write such files in MacOS using IDL without
>> difficulty; I am unable to do the same in Windows.
>>
>> From within IDL, is it possible to write such a file so that it is
>> readable across all platforms? If so, how?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> --
>> Ben Tupper
>> Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
>> 180 McKown Point Rd.
>> W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575
>> btupper@bigelow.org

--
Ben Tupper
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
180 McKown Point Rd.
W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575
btupper@bigelow.org

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files By: Martin Schultz on Mon, 20 November 2000 00:00
		Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files By: Ben Tupper on Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00
		Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files By: Kelly Dean on Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00
		Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files By: Liam E. Gumley on Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00

Previous Topic:	Re: How to display image on X root window?
Next Topic:	Re: IDL under PPCLinux?

-=] Back to Top [=-

[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [

] [

]

Current Time: Fri Oct 10 02:48:17 PDT 2025

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.79935 seconds