reading binary files as strings

well, I'm trying to read a string from a jpeg file. the thing is, some image editors save a lot of useful data in the file (exif) which i'd like to read from my app. i was trying to open jpeg with editbox's load file action, no go. also i'm afraid this would be not so efficient. so is there any way to accomplish this one? the best way i'd like to do it is somehow read jpegs like windows' notepad does when you opens them. thanks in advance.

This is probably a job for The Pythons

well, how do I?

i thought i'm fairly familiar with python, until my simple

f = open("new.jpg", "r")
text = f.read()
f.close()
EditBox.SetText(text)[/code:3fsqu5d5]

did return some bull:!:hit. again, i'd like to read jpeg into editbox JUST LIKE windows' notepad does, halp plox  

edit: "rb" mode also does not work

edit2: of course .txt file are read with no problems :/

Hmm... using the Text Manipulator I can read the first line of a .jpg file (and it looks exactly like if you open in Notepad) but I can't seem to figure out how to read the rest of the lines

You need to replace the NULL bytes (which automatically terminates a string) with something else.

For example:

f = open("python_error.jpg", "rb")

text = f.read().replace('\x00','\x32')

f.close()

EditBox.SetText(text)

Example .cap: http://www.box.net/shared/rkknb1p4uk

You need to replace the NULL bytes (which automatically terminates a string) with something else.

For example:

f = open("python_error.jpg", "rb")

text = f.read().replace('\x00','\x32')

f.close()

EditBox.SetText(text)

Example .cap: http://www.box.net/shared/rkknb1p4uk

you, dear sir, just won one free internet. big love!