I'd go for 'file 149C6000' as well. (I'd also +1 Keith's opinion of extensions...)
If that doesn't help then there are some sites Out There where you might be able to submit the file to be investigated (though you might not want to do that); also there appears to be a tool called 'TRiD' (which I've not tried so can't recommend) that might be useful. (1) http://www.bestubuntu.com/identify-tons-of-different-file-types-without-opening-them-with-trid.html On 16 March 2015 at 18:21, Ralph Corderoy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Clive, > >> I have 2 files which only have a number similar to 149C6000 with no >> extension (that I can see), files are not recognised but info is they >> are a 'OLE2 compound document storage'. >> Tried adding a known extension but nothing is shown that makes sense. >> The only info shown when having an .xls extension, after 'Calc' >> conversion, was 'root entry' in the second cell. > > `Root Entry' suggests it is OLE2. You could try file(1) on them at the > command line. It may give more detail. > > file 149C6000 149C6001 > > Perhaps strings(1) will show up some text in their content that gives a > clue. > > strings 149C6000 >0.str > strings 149C6001 >1.str > > There's http://www.decalage.info/olefile which I haven't used, but may > help. To install, see if it's packaged for your distro, or else try > > pip install olefile > > as that page says. You'll have to find where it has been installed as I > don't think this will be in your PATH, e.g. > > sudo find / -name olefile.py > > Then you can run it directly with > > /above/location/from/find/olefile.py 149C6000 >0.content > > Cheers, Ralph. > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2015-04-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread: mailto:[email protected] / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING > Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR -- best regards, 웃 Victor Churchill, Bournemouth -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2015-04-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:[email protected] / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
