FINDSDDFERROR(1)
NAME
FindSddfError - Help pinpoint location of errors in an
SDDF file
SYNOPSIS
FindSddfError
DESCRIPTION
The FindSddfError program reads an SDDF data file and
reports the offset of each packet. This can be helpful in
debugging a corrupt binary or converted binary SDDF file
by narrowing down the location of an error in the file.
The program first prompts for the number of packets to
process before invoking a 'DEBUG' routine on subsequent
packets -- if -1 is entered the DEBUG routine will not be
called. It then prompts for the name of the SDDF file to
read, and finally for the name of the file where valid
packets are written in ASCII SDDF format. There is no
buffering of data being written to the output ASCII file
so the last packet in that file should be a good indica-
tion of the last valid packet in the input file.
SEE ALSO
Ruth A. Aydt, The Pablo Self-Defining Data Format
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1994, The University of Illinois Board of
Trustees.
AUTHOR
Ruth Aydt, University of Illinois
Pablo Environment Nov 26, 1994