Hi Mike, That sounds really good!
thank you very much, JB > On May 27, 2017, at 7:50 PM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I think you need to do the following > > First get the length in bytes of the file > get the number of bytes in url ("binfile:" & yourfile) > > I have a file that I just did this on and there are 289558088 bytes > > Then you can either start reading at byte -whatever to -1 to grab the last > part, adjusting the numbers for each read till you get done. > > Or of course read bytes from whateverposition to 289558088 and adjust those > numbers each loop. > > Untried, and outside my specific areas of knowledge, but I think it should > work fine. > > > > On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 7:23 PM, JB via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> I want to read a file as binary of any >> size but as crazy as it sounds I want >> to read in sections form the EOF and >> stop at the beginning of the file instead >> reading from the start to EOF. >> >> I have no problems opening, reading and >> closing files or reading in sections. >> >> Does anyone know the easiest way >> to determine when I reach the start >> of the file similar to using EOF to >> stop reading at the end of the file? >> >> JB >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode