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Mixing ASCII and Binary in files [message #22553]

Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00

Ben Tupper
Messages: 186
Registered: August 1999

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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

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

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		Mixing ASCII and Binary in files By: Ben Tupper on Wed, 15 November 2000 00:00
		Re: Mixing ASCII and Binary in files By: Rob Preece on Tue, 21 November 2000 00:00
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