func main() {
file, err := os.Open("example.dbf") // For read access.
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
dBaseioReader, err := NewReader(file)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
return nil
}
type dbHeader struct {
Version byte
LastUpdate [3]byte
NumRecords int32
NumBytesInHeader int16
NumBytesInRecord int16
_ [2]byte //reserved
IncompatFlag byte
EncryptionFlag byte
MultiUserProcessing [12]byte
MDXProductionFlag byte
LangDriverId byte
_ [2]byte //reserved
LangDriverName [32]byte
_ [4]byte //reserved
}
type dbFieldDescriptor struct {
FieldName [32]byte
FieldType byte
FieldLen byte
FieldDec byte
_ [2]byte
MDXProductionFlag byte
_ [2]byte
NextAutoIncrement [4]byte
_ [4]byte
}
type DBaseReader struct {
rawInput *bufio.Reader
Header *dbHeader
Fields []*dbFieldDescriptor
recordsLeft int
}
func NewReader(input io.Reader) (dbr *DBaseReader, err error) {
dbr = &DBaseReader{
rawInput: bufio.NewReaderSize(input, 32*1024),
Header: &dbHeader{},
}
err = binary.Read(dbr.rawInput, binary.LittleEndian, dbr.Header)
if err != nil{
return
}
dbr.recordsLeft = int(dbr.Header.NumRecords)
headerBytesLeft := dbr.Header.NumBytesInHeader
headerBytesLeft -= dbHeaderSize
// read field descriptors until 0x0D termination byte
var term []byte
for {
field := &dbFieldDescriptor{}
err = binary.Read(dbr.rawInput, binary.LittleEndian, field)
if err != nil{
//FIRST CRASH HAPPENS HERE.
return
}
dbr.Fields = append(dbr.Fields, field)
headerBytesLeft -= dbFieldDescriptorSize
// check for terminator byte
term, err = dbr.rawInput.Peek(1)
if err != nil{
return
}
if term[0] == 0x0D {
break
}
}
// read the terminator
_, err = dbr.rawInput.ReadByte()
if err != nil {
return
}
headerBytesLeft -= 1
if headerBytesLeft > 0 {
err = fmt.Errorf("Error: Header Bytes Left: %d.. Read Properties?!..
", headerBytesLeft)
return
// headerLeftOver := make([]byte, headerBytesLeft)
// err = binary.Read(dbr.rawInput, binary.LittleEndian, headerLeftOver)
// if err != nil {
// return
// }
// props := &dbFieldProperties{}
// err = binary.Read(dbr.rawInput, binary.LittleEndian, props)
// if err != nil {
// return
// }
// fmt.Printf("Props: %#v
", props)
}
// read until first record marker
_, err = dbr.rawInput.ReadBytes(' ')
if err != nil {
return
}
return dbr, nil
}
Above is the relevant code. Program crashes no matter what example dbf file I use. I'm not sure why I keep getting "Unexpected EOF" error. I've been trying to figure this out over the past few days with no luck unfortunately.