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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 16:14

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"JOHNNY LIWIS" <jone@chello.se> wrote in message
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> Not so practical, especially when you have big files

You don't have to scan the entire file, just read in a fixed amount, say the
first 1K or so, and then scan that.  If it is ASCII text, then chances are
you won't run into any zeros.  If you do, then it is either UNICODE text or
non-text binary instead.


Gambit

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