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Re: Problem writing a file dissector for vwr capture files


From: Joerg Mayer <jmayer () loplof de>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:41:09 +0200

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 07:53:09AM -0400, Hadriel Kaplan wrote:
Did you add the magic info into the magic_files array in
wiretap/mime_file.c?  It looks like it's necessary.

Ah, that was the part I was missing. Thanks!
Of course now that I did look at it, it doesn't help me because the file format
doesn't really have a magic value. So how do I go about it properly?

Thanks
   Jörg

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 4:22 AM, Joerg Mayer <jmayer () loplof de> wrote:
I'm trying to write a file dissector for the IxVeriWave (.vwr) capture files
(without loosing the ability to open said capture files normally of course)
and am failing:
Running  "tshark -X 'read_format:MIME Files Format' -V -r testfile.vwr" (or
the equivalent steps in wireshark) results in
tshark: The file "testfile.vwr" isn't a capture file in a format TShark understands.
Trying to just take over the complete capture file was also unsuccessful.
I've attached the current source of the dissector. Simple question: What am
I missing ;-)
In case you want to test, use the capture attached to bug 11464.

-- 
Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer () loplof de>
We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that
works. Some say that should read Microsoft instead of technology.
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