Hi! :-)

Suppose I've got a file with no extention or an incorrect extention. How do
I tell what the file type/extention is? I'm thinking of how Windows media
player can tell if a file's format doesn't match the extention, so I imagine
that there must be a way

Thanx in advance :-)

"Cloudchaser the Red Wolf furry"
<CloudchasertheRedWolffurry@discussions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
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> Hi! :-)
>
> Suppose I've got a file with no extention or an incorrect extention. How
do
> I tell what the file type/extention is? I'm thinking of how Windows media
> player can tell if a file's format doesn't match the extention, so I
imagine
> that there must be a way
>
> Thanx in advance :-)

You would have to look inside the file and have some
knowledge about its structure. If you can't do this then
you have to try a number of likely extension and see
of they work.

See also:

Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial:
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Cloudchaser the Red Wolf furry" <CloudchasertheRedWolffurry@discussions.microsoft. com> wrote in message news:3D8ADFDB-38E5-437C-BC2F-A4D23180015C@microsoft.com...
Hi! :-)

Suppose I've got a file with no extention or an incorrect extention. How do
I tell what the file type/extention is? I'm thinking of how Windows media
player can tell if a file's format doesn't match the extention, so I imagine
that there must be a way

Thanx in advance :-)