The 26 problem when reading binary files
- Subject: [mg3399] The 26 problem when reading binary files
- From: peter at physto.se (peter)
- Date: 3 Mar 1996 12:58:03 -0600
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- Organization: Stockholm University
- Sender: daemon at wri.com
When reading a binary file as e.g. list of Byte, Mathematica interprets a 26 as A EndOfFile character and terminates filereading. Is there a way to avoid this without using the package FastBinaryFiles (that requires Mathlink and preferably a higher version of Mathematica than what I have. PW