Re: how to get flac fingerprint from a wav?

> In windows command line:
>
> I have a wav file and would like to see what the flac fingerprint would be.
>
> To do this I run flac to encode the wav file and write the flac file to the
> hard disk. I then run metaflac to read the flac file and display the
> fingerprint.
>
> Is there an existing way or other utility to do this without generating the
> flac file on the hard disk. I would think it could be quicker and save time
> without writing the flac file to the hard disk.
Can't you generate the st5 file for the wav file? If I recall  
correctly st5=ffp for flac files.