[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, All: Hello,
> I need to check files to make sure that they are .gif, .jpg, or .png > graphic files before processing them. How can I verify that? > > e.g., In unix, the 'type' command returns the file's type. In Unix the 'file' command returns the file's type. In Unix file type signatures are stored in the 'magic' file usually located at /etc/magic. These should be helpful: http://search.cpan.org/author/KNOK/File-MMagic-1.15/MMagic.pm http://search.cpan.org/author/SDAGUE/ppt-0.12/bin/file John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]