DumpSave's binary file structure
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg35814] DumpSave's binary file structure
- From: Rene Klaver <rene.klaver at philips.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:41:45 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, I have a question about the structure of the binary files generated by the DumpSave command. Because the speed with which binary files generated with the DumpSave command can be read into Mathematica in comparison with the text files generated by the Save command, I would like to be able to let my own C program generate binary files with the same structure as the DumpSave generated binary files. For that, I have been looking for a description of the binary file structure. Unfortunately, I could not find such a description in the Mathematica book or the Wolfram website. Therefore, I would like to know if there exists a document outlining the structure of the binary file as generated by DumpSave (assuming that this is an 'open' file format). The version of Mathematica that I am using is 4.1 Windows, on a Windows NT system. I hope anyone can help me. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Rene -- Rene Klaver Philips CFT Mass Products &Technologies Sensors & Measurement Building SAQ-p330 P.O. Box 218 5600 MD Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone +31 40 273 20 62 Fax +31 40 273 60 24 Mobile +31 6 12 21 29 41 E-mail rene.klaver at philips.com