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Re: checking if file is dos textfile or unix textfile ? [message #38630 is a reply to message #38626]

Fri, 19 March 2004 06:26

R.Bauer
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Klemens Barfus wrote:
> Hello together,
> following from a question some months ago, this question arised:
> how can I check if a textfile is dos or unix formatted ? Which way do I
> have to open it in IDL under windows (older IDL version 5.2.1) ? How do
> I have to read from the file to check the format ?
>
> Thanks for your help in advance !
>
> Klemens
>

What kind of problems do you have?

You could read the file in binary and test if 10b is followed by 13b.
if this is true then it is a dos file.

If you don't move a pointer in the file then you should be able to read
it the same way on both platforms.

Otherwise a good trick is to use get_file() and put_file to make a local
copy into the /tmp directory and work on that one.

Reimar
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		Re: checking if file is dos textfile or unix textfile ? By: Norbert Hahn on Fri, 19 March 2004 11:14
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		Re: checking if file is dos textfile or unix textfile ? By: Norbert Hahn on Fri, 19 March 2004 07:56
		Re: checking if file is dos textfile or unix textfile ? By: R.Bauer on Fri, 19 March 2004 06:26
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