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[LBJ]

G'day All,

Is there an option (work-around) in AHK which will allow loop read to ignore an errant hex 1A eof character in the middle of an otherwise standard text file *without* resorting to reading the entire file into memory and performing a manipulation?

By default the loop read terminates when it hits the 1A char.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Best Regards,

LBJ

[SKAN]

The target file can be opened at low-level and be set right before the Loop, Read. But this would be a terribly slower method if the target file is very large in size.

[LBJ]

G'day Skan,

Thanks for that.

We've scanned through all the documentation and really decided there's no option. We now pre-process the file in binary mode prior to the text based access. It adds very little overhead, but we just thought there may be a more elegant solution.

Thanks very much for your input.

Best Regards,

LBJ

[SKAN]

[LBJ]

G'day Skan,

Yes.

We just block read it, remove any 0x1A characters, and then parse it to the mainline logic. It does the job without any drama.

Best Regards,

LBJ