Jakob Andreas Baerentzen wrote:
>
> >
> > holotko wrote:
> >
> > > This is very simple however, is there an relativly easy,
> > > straightforward way to determine whether or not the file in question
> > > is an image file? By determining whether the file is an image file or
> > > not I mean specifically something more elegant than merely examining
> > > the file name for a "jpg" or "gif" extension.
>
> wouldn't it be possible to snatch some vital parts from the
> unix `file' program and use them.
>
> Andreas
Yes. It may even be possible to use the "file"program itself, Perhaps
by using "popen()" to create a pipe and then reading the output from
the pipe to determine the file type via some simple matching criteria.
Your suggestion is appreciated...
/John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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