Source: hsio/hs_tmode.pro
HS_TMODE Check the byte ordering etc. of a potential HSIO file. Usage: code = hs_tmode(file) Return Value: code byte Bitwise code to tell us what it is: 1 = byte swapped, 2 = IEEE floats, 4 = VMS floats, 8 = byte data, 128 = compressed. OR 255 for a failure. Arguments: file string input The name of the file to open. recl long output The "physical" record length of the file. History: Original: After C-code: 24/11/03; SJT Add recl argument: 28/11/03; SJT