Identify File without Extension

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Hi, Is there any way to identify a file without extension (Egs:-if i remove extension of a file..the type will be changed into FILE.) Cheers! V

Sam Hobbs · Answer

People can't provide samples if they don't know what you need samples of. If the previous replies do not help then you need to specify what types of files that the files might be. If you don't know what the possibilities are then you simply can't do what you want to do.

R · Answer

Hi, This link may helps u Thanks Rakesh

vipin.sasi · Answer

Hi Davi, Fine..I want to find the type of file.(I normally gets so many files without extensions as Input to my Program/Modules/Function.) Please help with some samples.How to read that Bytes! Thanks a Lot. Cheers! V

davidh1 · Answer

If your question is whether you can check the TYPE of file, then the answer is that it depends on the type of file. Image files for example are fairly easy. JPGs, GIFs and PCX image files all have distinct "headers".. You open the file, read a few bytes into memory and see what they are. Dave

vipin.sasi · Answer

Hi, Thanks for ur response. But,How we can find that?Plz help me with some samples. Thanks and Regards, V

jrgc6 · Answer

Yes you can, but you won't find the file name inside the file itself.

vipin.sasi · Answer

Hi James, Thanks. Is there any way to read the header of a file Cheers! Vipin S

james · Answer

you're asking if its possible to determine the file type for a file without an extension? I'd say, based solely on my Windows experience, no. -James

Identify File without Extension

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