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Re: determining binary files from text
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Re: determining binary files from text


  • Subject: Re: determining binary files from text
  • From: David Rehring <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:33:31 -0800

On 2/28/02 1:00 PM, Kurt Revis at email@hidden wrote:

> These are all heuristic methods--in other words, just guessing (although
> the guess is an educated one). I don't know of a way to do this with
> absolute certainty, right now. Anyone?

Well, there used to be, in the good old days:

If (filetype == 'TEXT')
...

But, alas, it is no more.

:-(

Later,
--
David Rehring Psychos do not explode when light hits
Senior Software Engineer them, no matter how crazy they are...
Atimi Software, Inc.
www.atimi.com And totally insane guy!
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