🚀 go-pugleaf

If nobody can help you, you might try to write something in pascal to convert
that random file to a sequential file and read that in.

Kobus

Hans Hinnekint wrote:

> I need to read some files, made with BP7.
>
> The files were writen using records of type TOldInstructionRec.
>
>    Type
>       PCommentType = ^TCommentType;
>       TCommentType = Array [0..37] of Char;
>
>       POldInstructionRec = ^TOldInstructionRec;
>       TOldInstructionRec = Record
>             Token       : SmallInt;
>             Parameter   : SmallInt;
>             Comment     : TCommentType;
>             Xcoord      : single;
>             Ycoord      : single;
>             Zcoord      : single
>          end;
>
> If I use a RandomAccessFile (the only way one I know for reading datatypes
> directly) the data doesn't match. (probably some byte-swapping problem)
>
> In JBuilder3 I use a Short for the SmallInt and a Float for the Single.
>
> How can I correct this problem ?
>
> kind regards,
> Hans Hinnekint
> hansh@vds-deinze.com