I'm in the process of switching from python to julia and have gotten stuck for a couple of days trying to read a, for me, typical data file.
In python I'd create a C-style format, open the file and read the data. I don't see an equivalent method in Julia. Ex: Using a data structure of something like: "<4sii28s4i" I'd figure out the size of the structure, point to the beginning byte, and then unpack it. In Julia it looks like *maybe* I could make a data type to do this, but I can't figure out how. There's also StrPack.jl, but it too is a little beyond what I understand. I work with a lot of different instruments, each with its own file format. Usually I only need to read these files. After processing I'll save everything into an hdf5 file. Thanks, David.
