jdr> I also agree that the ascii is more 'portable', but another jdr> possible advantage of binary is a more compact file size.
Another advantage to me of using a binary file format is saving the time needed to translate between ASCII and binary representations (both in writing and reading files). I am working with single channel, audio data sets sampled at 44.1kHz for periods of up to a minute or so. That translates to over 2.6 million values per file. Though I agree that ASCII is more much more convenient and portable, considerable time would be necessary to convert the samples back to binary (e.g., for playback through a DAC). I thought using HDF was the "right way" to do it, but most likely it is overkill. Oh well ... Thanks for everyone's comments! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
