Ross Ridge wrote:
> So identifying PDF files is pretty easy.
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Sure. MIS-identifying PDF files is pretty easy. Identifying them is not.
> Consider this example:
Your contrived example doesn't show how a PDF file would be
misidentified, it only shows how a file deliberately
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:48:14 -0800, Ross Ridge wrote:
> tubby wrote:
>> Now, If only I could something like that on PDF files :)
>
> PDF files should begin with "%PDF-" followed by a version number, eg.
> "%PDF-1.4". The PDF Reference notes that Adobe Acrobat Reader is a bit
> more flexiable abo
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:22:04 +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
>
>> tubby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>> Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine
>>> when a file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file
>>> extension, bu
tubby wrote:
> Now, If only I could something like that on PDF files :)
PDF files should begin with "%PDF-" followed by a version number, eg.
"%PDF-1.4". The PDF Reference notes that Adobe Acrobat Reader is a bit
more flexiable about what it will accept:
13. Acrobat viewers require only that
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:22:04 +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> tubby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine when
>> a file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file
>> extension, but it seems there would be a better way.
>
> Yes, the
Ross Ridge wrote:
> tubby wrote:
>> Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine when a
>> file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file extension, but
>> it seems there would be a better way. VI shows this info in the files:
>>
>> mimetypeapplication/vnd.oasis.opendo
tubby wrote:
> Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine when a
> file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file extension, but
> it seems there would be a better way. VI shows this info in the files:
>
> mimetypeapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textPK
It's a ZIP
tubby wrote:
> Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine when a
> file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file extension, but
> it seems there would be a better way. VI shows this info in the files:
>
> mimetypeapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textPK
It's a ZIP
tubby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine when
> a file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file
> extension, but it seems there would be a better way.
Yes, the name of a file may be useful for communicating with humans
about t
Silly question, but here goes... what's a good way to determine when a
file is an Open Office document? I could look at the file extension, but
it seems there would be a better way. VI shows this info in the files:
mimetypeapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textPK
mimetypeapplication/vnd.oasis.o
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