I had the same issue, and decided to just write my own code. If you're really set on using the API, then perhaps you should take a look around. The source code is available, and maybe you can find the routine where the magic number is checked. I have a bad feeling that this might not be a public API, once you find it, but there's a chance. Besides, at least you can model you own code after the official code if there isn't a public API. In any event, I don't suggest calling an undocumented API entry point, even if you find it.
Sorry for the non-answer, especially since I never looked into this myself, but you do have more options with open-source API than you do with other API. Brian Willoughby Sound Consulting On Oct 6, 2009, at 13:11, Shayne Wissler wrote: > I know there is a "fLaC" at the beginning of the FLAC file, and I can > easily look for that, but my design sense was that it's better to have > the FLAC API vet the file type rather than having my code do it. _______________________________________________ Flac-dev mailing list Flac-dev@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev