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Article #16597Re: Ascii or binary file
From: Andrue Cope
Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 15:26
Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 15:26
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Jim Dodd, > In this way, we don't use Andrue's "times 3" fudge factor. We just say > that if ANY character falls out side the range [8,9,10,13,26,32-127], > the file is probably a binary file. > 'Fudge factor'? How dare you sir. It's a kludge :) In truth our routine is son-of-son-of-something-written-many-years-ago and hence my disclaimer about statistics. It's a definite example of code that has evolved to meet requirements. We don't claim to know why it's so good we just accept that it is <g,d&r>. Another reason why I've never tried to rationalise it is that it counts lines and generates an index for fast seeking. It handles various methods of EOL marking (CR/LF, LF/CR, CR, LF) and I don't want to touch that code with a bargepole :) Andrue Cope [Bicester, UK]
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