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| Re: Binary file with different DATA_TYPES [message #47040] |
Mon, 16 January 2006 19:15 |
David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001
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rafaloos@gmail.com writes:
> Is there a way to open a BINARY file specifying different types of data
> ?
> I know that the binary file contains information such as "easting",
> "northing", "altitude" and four other different fields ...
> The problem is that the first 3 fields are formated as LONG data ...
> the 4th field is unsigned integer ... the 5th is a string and 6th and
> 7th fields double.
> I tried with READ_BINARY but it only allows me to specify one
> "DATA_TYPE" ... If I try with long the first 3 fields work fine but not
> the other ones ...
> What should I do ?
I would try creating a template of the data that is in
your file with BINARY_TEMPLATE. Then pass that template
to READ_BINARY. The only tricky thing is knowing how many
bytes your string is.
Cheers,
David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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