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Check if a file is a text file or a binary one
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Title: check if a file is a text file or a binary one?
function IsTextFile(const sFile: TFileName): boolean;
//Created By Marcelo Castro - from Brazil
var
oIn: TFileStream;
iRead: Integer;
iMaxRead: Integer;
iData: Byte;
dummy:string;
begin
result:=true;
dummy :='';
oIn := TFileStream.Create(sFile, fmOpenRead or fmShareDenyNone);
try
iMaxRead := 1000; //only text the first 1000 bytes
if iMaxRead oIn.Size then
iMaxRead := oIn.Size;
for iRead := 1 to iMaxRead do
begin
oIn.Read(iData, 1);
if (idata) 127 then result:=false;
end;
finally
FreeAndNil(oIn);
end;
end;
(* ----- Sample call ----- *)
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
if OpenDialog1.Execute then
begin
if IsTextFile(OpenDialog1.FileName) then
showmessage('is ascii')
else showmessage('is BinaryFile')
end;
end;
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