On 30 Jul 2017, at 9:34pm, Stephen Chrzanowski <[email protected]> wrote:

> Documented here:
> http://www.sqlite.org/src/artifact?ci=trunk&filename=magic.txt
> 
> I have a routine that SPECIFICALLY looks for "SQLite format 3"+#0 to
> validate that the file in question is indeed a SQLite3 file hopefully prior
> to actually opening any SQLite type of file handler on the actual file.
> 
> If I wanted to, I COULD possibly set the application ID at DB creation and
> add to my routine to validate that the application is opening the file I
> need it to?

I’d recommend that you don’t do that.  I’ve seen at least one SQLite utility 
(called something like "Sqlite DB Manager" but not the well-known one) which 
stomps on that value when copying or reconstructing the database.

> Also, is 68 a HEX value or DEC value?

Decimal.  See section 1.2 of

<https://sqlite.org/fileformat.html>

Simon.
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