File Signature
The first part of a NATIVE binary file consists of a file signature. The contents of the signature are fixed, and listed in the following table.
Byte Offset |
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
Hex Value |
4E
|
41
|
54
|
49
|
56
|
45
|
0A
|
FF
|
0D
|
0A
|
00
|
Text Literals |
N
|
A
|
T
|
I
|
V
|
E
|
E'\n'
|
E'\317'
|
E'\r'
|
E'\n'
|
E'\000'
|
The signature ensures that the file has neither been corrupted by a non-8-bit file transfer, nor stripped of carriage returns, linefeeds, or null values. If the signature is intact, Vertica determines that the file has not been corrupted.