public int getFirstByte(final String fName) { 
	try {
		InputStream is = new FileInputStream(fName);
		return is.read();
	} catch (IOException e) {
		e.printStackTrace();
		return 0;
	}
}

public int getFirstByte(final String fName)throws HammurapiTestCasesException {
	try {
		InputStream is = new FileInputStream(fName);
		return is.read();
	} catch (IOException e) {
		logger.error(FILE_ERROR_TXT, e);
		throw new HammurapiTestCasesException(e);
	}
}