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Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files [message #22611 is a reply to message #22553]

Tue, 21 November 2000 00:00

Rob Preece
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Registered: April 2000

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In article <3A12C270.FB129412@ssec.wisc.edu>, "Liam E. Gumley"
<Liam.Gumley@ssec.wisc.edu> wrote:

> 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.
>>
<snip>

> 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

Or use FITS (Flexible Image Transport Something), available within the
Astronomy users library. I have had no problem carting my FITS data
files all over the OS roadmap: VMS, Linux, Mac and PeeCee.

- Rob

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