Hi, I'm trying to decode binary file which contains a list of strings. Each string is prefixed by a number of bytes which specify the length of the string (some may call this a 'Pascal' string)
If the string is shorter than 255 bytes, the length is stored in 8 bits. If the string is in the range of 256 - 65533 bytes, the length information consists of 8-bits (all ones) and a 16-bit number. And so on.... Here is a small table I made... https://bin.snyman.info/mmm527r8 My first question is does this have a name? The second one is whats the best way to parse this number? Thanks in advance for any info you can give me. Phill Ridout -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.documentliberation.org/www/discuss/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
