Douglas, Yes the '|' is an "either or", so
% P D F - 1 . 4 \r % 342 343 317 323 should match '%PDF-|\0PDF CARO\001\000\377'. What about the MIME-type, does your server give "application/pdf" or something else? David Adams Corporate Information Services Information Systems Services University of Southampton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [htdig] doc2html.pl > > In my version of doc2html.pl the magic number '^\320\317\021\340' is the > > test for a Microsoft file (Word, Excel or Powerpoint). > > > > The test for a PDF file should use '%PDF-|\0PDF CARO\001\000\377'. > > > > I've downloaded doc2html.pl and have been experimenting with it to process > > pdf > > > files. I've found that pdf2html.pl works but doc2html.pl which should be > > > calling pdf2html.pl doesn't work and isn't calling pdf2html.pl (I've > > edited > > > both files to fill in local pathnames). I think that it's comparing the > > magic > > > number '^\320\317\021\340' given in the store_methods sub-routine for pdf > > files > > > with the beginning of the file which it reads in the read_magic > > sub-routine and > > > finding they don't match. Before I pursue this further, is this a known > > > problem? TIA. > > > I got the wrong number in my message. Sorry. I might have picked up the wrong > part of the file with the mouse. The magic number for a pdf file given in > doc2html.pl is what you've written. > > I've run an octal dump on the pdf file and found that it begins with > > > % P D F - 1 . 4 \r % 342 343 317 323 > > If the "|" in the magic number it's looking for is the alternation symbol, then > this should match. Is there some reason it wouldn't? TIA. > > Douglas > > ======== > Douglas Kline > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ ht://Dig general mailing list: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ht://Dig FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html List information (subscribe/unsubscribe, etc.) https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/htdig-general
