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Detect audio or video files

zeks58
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How can I know type of file, music video or something else, in VB 2005 without
looking extension.
Mar 10 '10 #1
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tlhintoq
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Read the header of the file and see if it contains any data you can match to known file types. You'll have to know something unique about each file type, then compare that known information to what you read in the header.
Mar 10 '10 #2

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