Well, it's already done now.  Not a big deal.  But if I find any cross-platform 
problems with my stream reading, I'll try the open call and see if it's quick 
enough.

Thx again.


On 4/23/09 7:00 PM, "Mark Spiegel" <mspie...@vipmail.com> wrote:

I would use the sqlite3_open_V2() call.  It won't read read the whole
database, just enough to get started, including the header.  It will
save you having to write and debug your own mechanism.

Tommy Ocel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Other than using sqlite3_open_V2() with a SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY flag, which 
> would fully load the database and be time-consuming, anybody know of a quick 
> way to verify that a file is actually a SQLite3 database file?  (I'm reusing 
> a file extension for an upgrade, so want to quickly test if the file in new 
> SQL or old proprietary.)
>
> Thx for any feedback,
> Tommy
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