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Weird file format

Gallstaff - Nov 17, 2002

		Gallstaff		Nov 17, 2002
			I just got resident evil for saturn (finally!) off an ftp but it came in a weird format. It wasn't rared but i downloded one file called track 1.zip_new , one called resident evil.sfv which is just the sfv file. Then i got one zip called track1.zip but there's nothing in there and another one called track2.zip and in that one there's just a lilttle 3 second mp3 saying RESIDENT EVIL you know in the beginning of the game. So should i change the name of track1.zip_new to track1.zip to see if it can be opened cause right now it's that little piece of paper icon with shapes on it meaning windows doesn't know what to do with it.

		antime		Nov 17, 2002
			You could have tried it in less time than it took to type that post.

		Gallstaff		Nov 17, 2002
			well i just did andit just turns the icon into a rar icon with a .zip extension and it says unknown or corrupt file format. Any other, useful suggestions? EDIT: nevermind i just changed it to iso and for some reason it works now.

		antime		Nov 17, 2002
			Look at the start of the file with a binary file viewer. All formats carry some sort of signature.

		Gallstaff		Nov 17, 2002
			Binary file viewer? Where can i get one?

		Agent21KGB		Nov 17, 2002
			Let me know how you get that thing open. I tried winrar and got nothing.

antime

Nov 17, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Gallstaff@Nov. 17 2002, 8:52 pm



Binary file viewer? Where can i get one?

Frhed... is one.

		Cecilia Chen		Nov 18, 2002
			If you already have a Hex editor you can view the header with that.

		Taelon		Nov 20, 2002
			I just open unknown files with Wordpad. Bad idea though if the file is very big...it'll make Wordpad slow to a crawl and eventually freeze up. NoteTab Light, on the other hand....nifty program. Can't remember the homepage right now...

		Gallstaff		Nov 20, 2002
			ok well if i do any of these things what EXACTLY am i looking for when i read the file?

		Taelon		Nov 21, 2002
			Text. More precisely, some kind of tell-tale sign right at the beginning of the file that identifies its type (and contents).

		MasterAkumaMatata		Nov 21, 2002
			Header of a MODE1/2048 mixed mode BIN image of a Saturn disc shown with a hex editor. Notice it starts with readable text that SatConv shows you? Header info of above BIN image shown with SatConv. Cue sheet for the mixde mode BIN image above. Header of RAR file shown with a hex editor containing BIN+CUE files from above. Notice it starts with Rar? Header of ZIP file shown with a hex editor containing BIN+CUE files from above. Notice it starts with PK?

		Gallstaff		Nov 23, 2002
			Oh ok so it doesnt matter what the file has as an extension as long as it can be read by a hex editor... alright.