Re: Writing binary files is not working properly

[robert Macy]

I think you found it.  

Ok, so how do I open the file in "binary" mode?  

I have Borland C++ and Microsoft Visual C++ on this machine
but haven't successfully run anything using it.  The last
attempt at compiling something - Yorick - was such a
disaster, I'm ready to uninstall all of C++ stuff.  

Does Octave have some way to open a file in binary mode,
like simply force the issue?

                - Robert -

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 14:50:35 -0400
 Doug Stewart <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Geraint Paul Bevan wrote:
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> > robert Macy wrote:
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> > | In other words, fwrite(fid,sig,'ushort'); is adding a
> > | "carriage return" everytime the data has "new line"
> > |
> > 
> > Looks like your problem could be due to the way various
> operating
> > systems mark the end of lines in text files
> > 
> > unix: linefeed
> > max:  carriage return
> > dos:  carriage return and linefeed
> > 
> > There are utilities available that can convert files
> from one form to
> > the other: http://www.google.com/search?q=dos2unix
> 
> These will not work for a binary file.
> 
> There real problem is that when opening a file in "C", to
> write a wave file, on a windows machine,  you must open
> it in binary mode. You can write the data out in text
> mode or binary mode, but the text mode adds the extra LF
> for each CR.
> 
> So I haven't looked at the code in octave, but I do have
> my students write a wave file from "C" every year, so I
> have seen your problem every year.
> 
> Doug Stewart P.Eng.
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