Help please with binary file read

[Stewart Arnold]

I'm trying to convert a Real Basic routine into Python and I can't read the
long integer data from a file.

Here is the Real Basic code:

b=f.OpenAsBinar yFile
b.LittleEndian= True
i=b.ReadByte
titles=b.ReadLo ng
shows=b.ReadLon g
i=b.ReadLong

And here is my code:

db = open('otter.db' , 'rb')
null = db.read(1) # read empty byte
titles = db.read(4)
shows = db.read(4)
null = db.read(1) # read empty byte

print titles

When I print titles I get ascii pictures. How do I convert 'titles' to an
integer I can loop through?
Is db.read(4) correct for ReadLong?

Thanks!

PS. here's the file I'm working with http://otterprojectonline.info/otter.db

[Grant Edwards]

Re: Help please with binary file read

On 2006-01-01, Stewart Arnold <stewartarnold@ DELETEIT.yahoo. com> wrote:
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> I'm trying to convert a Real Basic routine into Python and I
> can't read the long integer data from a file.[/color]

http://docs.python.org/lib/module-struct.html

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[Stewart Arnold]

Re: Help please with binary file read

Grant

Perfect!

Thanks :)
Stewart

"Grant Edwards" <grante@visi.co m> wrote in message
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> On 2006-01-01, Stewart Arnold <stewartarnold@ DELETEIT.yahoo. com> wrote:
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>> I'm trying to convert a Real Basic routine into Python and I
>> can't read the long integer data from a file.[/color]
>
> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-struct.html[/color]