MultiFileReader

reading back multiple files as created by MultiFileWriter.

Inherits from:: Object

This class allows you to read back files that you created with MultiFileWriter.

See also: MultiFileWriter and MultiFilePlayer

Creation / Class Methods

*new(fn,fc)

Create a new instance.

fn

The filename, this is either the path to the tarfile, or to the folder containing all files.

fc

The fileClass to use for reading the individual files (default TabFileReader)

Accessing Instance and Class Variables

next

Read the next line in the files

nextInterpret

Read the next line in the files and interpret

openFile(ind)

Open a file from the bundle.

ind

The id of the file (the line at which it occurs in the index file)

fileClass_

fileClass

The Class used to open the individual files.

reset

Go back to the beginning of the first file.

closeFile

Close the individual file.

close

Close the index file, and any open current file.

skipToNextFile

Skips to the next file.

tarBundle

Whether or not we are reading from a tarfile.

zipSingle

Whether the single files are zipped. This is detected from the index file.

openIndexFile

Opens the index file (called automatically from new).

readIndexLine( ind )

Reads the line ind and returns the result.

fileName

The base filename.

pathDir

The base path in which the tarfile or the folder lies.

indexFile

The file instance of the index file

indexfn

The filename of the index file.

curFile

The instance of the currently open file.

curid

ID of the currently open file.

Example 1

m = MultiFileWriter.new( "testfile15.txt");

Task({

    3.do{
        m.open;

        20.do{
            m.writeLine( Array.fill( 10, { 1.0.rand }));
            0.25.wait;
        };
        m.close;
        
        1.0.wait;
    };
    "done".postln;
    
}).play;

n = MultiFileReader.new( "testfile15.tar");

n.next;
n.next;
n.next;

// MultiFileReader will automatically jump to the next file, if we
// are at the end of the current file.


// Jump to another file, and continue reading from there:
n.openFile( 2 );
n.next;

n.closeFile;

n.close;

This helpfile was created with the class HelpFile2