Agilent Technologies Infiniium 8000A Programmer's Reference Manual page 283

//*****************************************************************************
// Description: The next set of functions:
// ReadWaveformHeader
// ReadWaveformDataHeader
// ReadLogicWaveform
// ReadAnalogWaveform
// ReadHistogramWaveform
// IgnoreWaveformData
//
// Demostrate how to correctly read the Infiniium Public Waveform file with an
// eye to compatibility with future format changes.
// Returns 0 if unsucessful.
int ReadWaveformHeader(FILE* inputFile, tPBWaveformHeader* waveformHeader)
{
char* headerBuffer;
int success, headerSize;
// Assume we'll fail
success = 0;
if (waveformHeader)
{
// read in header size
headerSize = 0;
fread(&headerSize, 1, sizeof(headerSize), inputFile);
// create header buffer
headerBuffer = (char*) malloc(headerSize);
if (headerBuffer)
{
// rewind back the headerSize
fseek(inputFile, - (int)(sizeof(headerSize)), SEEK_CUR);
// Now read in the entire header
fread(headerBuffer, 1, headerSize, inputFile);
// Now set dataHeader from headerBuffer
// any extra information stored in the file
// will be ignored
memcpy((char*) waveformHeader, headerBuffer, sizeof(tPBWaveformHeader));
success = 1;
// Just is case WaveformType has been enhanced
if (waveformHeader->WaveformType > PB_LOGIC)
{
waveformHeader->WaveformType = PB_UNKNOWN;
}
// Done with headerBuffer
free(headerBuffer);
}
}
return success;
}
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