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Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files [message #22552 is a reply to message #22547]

Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00

Liam E. Gumley
Messages: 378
Registered: January 2000

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Ben Tupper wrote:
> 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.

Ben, did you try using the OPEN keywords /BINARY and /NOAUTOMODE in
Windows (I believe these keywords are no longer required in IDL 5.4).

> From within IDL, is it possible to write such a file so that it is
> readable across all platforms? If so, how?

BINWRITE and BINREAD are designed for this sort of thing. If you want to
include a string, convert it to BYTE type before writing it, and then
convert back to STRING type after reading it.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley/binarytools.html

Of course if you want to go full steam on this, you may want to consider
netCDF or HDF.

Cheers,
Liam.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley

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		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

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