Re: Identifying file formats for older files
What operating system? Windows, some flavor of Unix, or other? BP On Sep 1, 2011, at 10:55 AM, arvinport...@lycos.com arvinport...@lycos.com wrote: I have several hundred files, most from the MS DOS days, without meaningful file extensions. Most are probably in some old version of MS Word but I don't know for sure. I'm trying to find a way to generate a list of the files and their formats. I have tried both File::Type and File::MMagic on a test directory of known, modern, files but the results weren't very good. Anyone have recommendations? I'd prefer it be in perl but it doesn't have to be. Arvin
Re: Re: Identifying file formats for older files
Unix Solaris would be best because that's where all the files are archived. If I have to move them to a Windows PC to do it then Windows will do as well. Arvin On Sep 1, 2011, Bob Paver bob.pa...@gmail.com wrote: What operating system? Windows, some flavor of Unix, or other? BP On Sep 1, 2011, at 10:55 AM, arvinport...@lycos.com arvinport...@lycos.com wrote: I have several hundred files, most from the MS DOS days, without meaningful file extensions. Most are probably in some old version of MS Word but I don't know for sure. I'm trying to find a way to generate a list of the files and their formats. I have tried both File::Type and File::MMagic on a test directory of known, modern, files but the results weren't very good. Anyone have recommendations? I'd prefer it be in perl but it doesn't have to be. Arvin
Re: Identifying file formats for older files
Arvin, you may want to have a look at FITS: http://code.google.com/p/fits/ which makes use of DROID: http://sourceforge.net/projects/droid/ -Brian On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:41 PM, arvinport...@lycos.com wrote: Unix Solaris would be best because that's where all the files are archived. If I have to move them to a Windows PC to do it then Windows will do as well. Arvin On Sep 1, 2011, Bob Paver bob.pa...@gmail.com wrote: What operating system? Windows, some flavor of Unix, or other? BP On Sep 1, 2011, at 10:55 AM, arvinport...@lycos.com arvinport...@lycos.com wrote: I have several hundred files, most from the MS DOS days, without meaningful file extensions. Most are probably in some old version of MS Word but I don't know for sure. I'm trying to find a way to generate a list of the files and their formats. I have tried both File::Type and File::MMagic on a test directory of known, modern, files but the results weren't very good. Anyone have recommendations? I'd prefer it be in perl but it doesn't have to be. Arvin - Brian Sheppard - J'appuyais tendrement mes joues contre les belles joues de l'oreiller, qui, pleines et fraîches, sont comme les joues de notre enfance.
