read file backwards

[Phil Viton]

Is there an easy way to read a binary file backwards (ie starting from the end of the file)? For example, a pdf (or a tex dvi) file typically contains useful info only at the end, and I'd like to be able to access it. If there isn't a way, and the developers are looking for an easy syntax, then perhaps one could interpret a negative integer in the count parameter of FileRead as an instruction to read that many bytes from the end?

[TnTProductions]

why would you want to read the file backwords?

The helpfile always has answers to your question and if its not in there it is probly not possible

Edited May 18, 2008 by TnTProductions

[Tomb]

_FileReadToArray
_ArrayReverse
_FileWriteFromArray

[Jos]

@Tom: Won't work on binary type files, only text files.

Edited May 18, 2008 by Jos

[Tomb]

@Tom: Won't work on binary type files, only text files.

ah. was hoping we could just throw the binary() function in there somewhere.

[randallc]

Hi,

See my sig

TailAPIrw.au or similar?

Randall

[Hiyoal]

I would just read the file and use a _StringReverse conversion to see the directed output.

Hiyoal