Approximatrix Forums — Opening binary file

Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (jeff) — Mon, 15 May 2023 20:17:39 +0000

Basically, binary files can be read using the "stream" access keyword:

open(100, file='binary.dat', status='old', action='read', access='stream', form='unformatted')

It worked in this specific case. The "stream" access was designed to try to add some standard method of binary access that wasn't compiler-vendor-specific.

Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (baf1) — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:40:06 +0000

Can you share the "solution" for this specific problem?

Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (AlphonsoEstrada) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:33:49 +0000

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Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (billhutch) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:03:53 +0000

I sent the examples to Jeff and he found a solution. I appreciate the help.

Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (jeff) — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:31:17 +0000

If you could provide code and data samples, I might be able to help. Binary files tend to be extremely problematic, especially if the routines to read/write them relied on any language extensions implemented by a compiler.

If you need to send along some data files and code, you can email it directly to support@approximatrix.com.

Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (billhutch) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:00:57 +0000

I am looking for a new compiler now that Lahey is out of business. I downloaded Simply Fortran to test it with this problem in mind. Using 'formatted' as the form does not work as suggested by Jeff (tried it).

Binary and Unformatted files may not be standard, but are extensively used in the groundwater modeling world (USGS code MODFLOW).

Is there any way to open and read these binary files and (for older MODFLOW models) unformatted files?

I can provide examples if needed.

Re: Opening binary file

null@example.com (jeff) — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:42:21 +0000

Like the error says, 'binary' is not a valid value for FORM. Some compilers may have implemented this in the past, but it definitely isn't standards-compliant.

If you have a Fortran binary file, you can instead use:

open(unit=9,file='data/Grid_3D.dat',form='formatted')

and just read/write as you need.

More information might be helpful, though. Are you attempting to read or write the file? Do you happen to know what the file should contain?

Opening binary file

null@example.com (Mikhail) — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:13:08 +0000

Dear friends,

I tried to open binary file with

open(unit=9,file='data/Grid_3D.dat',form='binary')

and got an Error message

"Form specifier in OPEN statement has invalid value 'binary'".

Why?