You can take a look at our Italian wiki [0][1][2] using Google Translate. You can also subscribe and ask a question in English, I do not understand mp3, but there is someone who understands it.
Regards Gianluigi [0] http://www.gambas-it.org/wiki/index.php?title=Estrarre_informazioni_e_TAG_da_un_file_MP3_con_le_sole_funzioni_di_Gambas [1] http://www.gambas-it.org/wiki/index.php?title=Guide_della_comunit%C3%A0#Gestione_dei_dati_audio_e_dei_file_audio [2] http://www.gambas-it.org/wiki/index.php?title=Guide_della_comunit%C3%A0#Struttur 2017-07-19 6:33 GMT+02:00 Shane <buster6se...@gmail.com>: > thank you Gian i did take a rest and read but alas it did not help > > as far as i see it he is saying don't use binary file for fixed length > strings > > but as this is an mp3 file tag witch i have no control i am doomed > > > > On 18/07/17 19:22, Gianluigi wrote: > >> Why do not you take a moment of rest and read what Tobias Boege recommend >> me in the discussion [0] I told you here [1]? >> >> [0] >> http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/Random-access-files-with-fi >> xed-length-string-td50880.html >> [1] http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/vb-code-td59764.html >> >> 2017-07-18 9:04 GMT+02:00 Shane <buster6se...@gmail.com>: >> >> I am very confused from the docs >>> >>> _Variable_ *= READ* [ *#* _Stream_ ] *AS* _Datatype_ >>> >>> _Variable_ *= READ* [ *#* _Stream_ *,* ] _Length_ >>> >>> so wouldn't it be_ >>> _ >>> >>> IDtag = read #hfile as ID3v1_TAG ? >>> >>> with doesn't work by the way >>> >>> >>> >>> On 18/07/17 12:44, nand...@nothingsimple.com wrote: >>> >>> I think >>>> Read #hfile, IDtag, ID3v1_TAG >>>> should be >>>> Read #hfile, IDtag as ID3v1_TAG >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Original Message ----------- >>>> From: Shane <buster6se...@gmail.com> >>>> To: gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> Sent: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:50:43 +1000 >>>> Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] reading files >>>> >>>> i don't know what i am doing wrong >>>> >>>>> Public Struct ID3v1_TAG '(128 bytes) >>>>> Tag[3] As String 'always TAG >>>>> Title[30] As String 'title, 30 characters >>>>> Artist[30] As String 'artist, 30 characters >>>>> Album[30] As String 'album, 30 characters >>>>> Year[4] As String 'year, 4 characters >>>>> Comment[30] As String 'comment, 30 characters (or 28 >>>>> if >>>>> track# included) >>>>> Genre As Byte 'genre, 255 for none defined >>>>> End Struct >>>>> >>>>> Private Sub GetID3v1(File As String) >>>>> Dim IDtag As ID3v1_TAG >>>>> Dim hfile As File >>>>> >>>>> hfile = Open File For Read >>>>> >>>>> ' >>>>> 'read the tag >>>>> ' seek to end of less tag size >>>>> >>>>> Read #hfile, IDtag, ID3v1_TAG >>>>> >>>>> here i get IDtag is NULL >>>>> >>>>> On 18/07/17 05:05, nand...@nothingsimple.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yes it is possible, I do it. here is some code (incomplete) >>>>>> >>>>>> -Nando (Canada) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ' top of class file >>>>>> Public Struct recstruc >>>>>> _a as integer >>>>>> _b as integer >>>>>> _c as integer >>>>>> end struct >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ' a function >>>>>> public function openAfile(filename as string) as file >>>>>> >>>>>> dim hfile as file >>>>>> dim arec as recstruc >>>>>> >>>>>> hfile = open filename for read write create >>>>>> >>>>>> with arec 'some values to write. >>>>>> ._a = 1 >>>>>> ._b = 22 >>>>>> ._c = 333 >>>>>> end with >>>>>> >>>>>> write #hfile, arec as recstruc >>>>>> >>>>>> 'if you position the hfile pointer back to zero, you can... >>>>>> read #hfile, arec as recstruc >>>>>> >>>>>> close #hfile >>>>>> >>>>>> end >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Original Message ----------- >>>>>> From: T Lee Davidson <t.lee.david...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>> Sent: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:42:35 -0400 >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] reading files >>>>>> >>>>>> On 07/16/2017 06:57 AM, Shane wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> given this example >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PRIVATE SUB BinaryRead(FilePath AS String) >>>>>>>> DIM binaryFile AS File >>>>>>>> DIM i AS Integer >>>>>>>> DIM b AS Byte >>>>>>>> DIM s AS Short >>>>>>>> DIM s1 AS String >>>>>>>> DIM s2 AS String >>>>>>>> ' Read binary file >>>>>>>> binaryFile = OPEN FilePath FOR READ >>>>>>>> READ #binaryFile, i >>>>>>>> READ #binaryFile, b >>>>>>>> READ #binaryFile, s >>>>>>>> READ #binaryFile, s1 >>>>>>>> READ #binaryFile, s2 >>>>>>>> CLOSE #binaryFile >>>>>>>> ' Display results >>>>>>>> PRINT i >>>>>>>> PRINT b >>>>>>>> PRINT s >>>>>>>> PRINT s1 >>>>>>>> PRINT s2 >>>>>>>> END >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> is there a way for gambas to read a struct of all these variables >>>>>>>> in one read ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You may have hinted at the solution within your question. Have you >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> considered >>>>>>> using a Structure? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/lang/read : >>>>>>> "... reads the stream Stream as binary data whose type is specified >>>>>>> by >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Datatype argument." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "The returned datatype can be one of the following: NULL, Boolean, >>>>>>> Byte, Short, >>>>>>> Integer, Long, Pointer, Single, Float, Date, String, Variant, any >>>>>>> Array, >>>>>>> Collection or structure." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/lang/structdecl >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Lee >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>> ------------------ >>>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Gambas-user mailing list >>>>>>> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------- End of Original Message ------- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>> ------------------ >>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Gambas-user mailing list >>>>>> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> ------------------ >>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Gambas-user mailing list >>>>> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >>>>> >>>>> ------- End of Original Message ------- >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ------------------ >>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gambas-user mailing list >>>> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------------------ >>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gambas-user mailing list >>> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> Gambas-user mailing list >> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user