Re: Binary Editor

Perfect!

Thanks, Anurag. Works a treat, and has no trouble with even 100Mb datafiles.

Just what I was after.

Regards
HJR "Anurag" <avdbi_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ujcolrs6qo0rbe_at_corp.supernews.com...
> Do you think something like Win Hex will work for you ... Its not free
> though
> .... but does allow a free version for viewing files and supports big
files
> also.
>
> http://www.sf-soft.de/winhex/index-m.html
>
> Anurag
>
> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:ah5lt9$fp0$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > On second thoughts, I think I should be clearer on the required
> > specifications!
> >
> > I currently use something called eHex (at www.etree.com), which does
fine
> > for poking inside a control file and the occasional archive. But it
throws
> a
> > wobbly trying to load a 20Mb datafile -which I don't consider excessive
in
> > size, and thus don't think acceptable.
> >
> > So I was after a hex editor that could cope with binary files in the 10
to
> > 50Mb range. Preferably with nice 'file-open' dialogues and a lovely
> Windows
> > interface!!
> >
> > From my trips to the web, I'm beginning to get the feeling that there is
> no
> > such beast, but I'd like to be proved very, very wrong (yeah, I know I
> could
> > dump datafiles, but I don't want to if I can help it).
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:ah5ko3$elu$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > > Hi Peter,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the tip. But not *exactly* what I was after.... naff DOS
> > > interface, only uses 640K of conventional memory, has trouble opening
a
> > 5Mb
> > > datafile, etc etc etc.
> > >
> > > So, yup.. I need a tool "like" BEdit, but which most definitely isn't
> > BEdit!
> > >
> > > (Seriously: thanks for taking the time to reply, but I seem to need
> > > something a little more capable).
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > HJR
> > >
> > >
> > > "Peter van Rijn" <p.vanrijn_at_rm-this.zhew.nl> wrote in message
> > > news:ujcju978de4c88_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > > > Howard,
> > > >
> > > > During the time I spent with Oracle there used to be a sort of
> home-made
> > > > tool specifically designed to edit database files, created by a
> Spanish
> > or
> > > > Portuguese colleague. It's not a tool you can call Support for, but
> > > perhaps
> > > > I still have a copy at home.
> > > >
> > > > Another options is a tool like BEdit:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.simtel.iif.hu/pub/pd/41243.html
> > > >
> > > > but I must admin I never used it myself.
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > Peter
> > > >
> > > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> schreef in bericht
> > > > news:ah5ff4$6fp$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > > > > You'll have to forgive a humble Windows user, but I would like to
be
> > > > > referred to an editor which runs on Windows, but lets you monkey
> > around
> > > > with
> > > > > binary data, and doesn't display it as a bunch of Euro symbols,
> black
> > > > dots,
> > > > > and assorted text-based mish-mash.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm experimenting with poking around inside an archive log, a data
> > file
> > > > and
> > > > > so on, and would like a suggestion as to the best Windows (XP)
> editor
> > to
> > > > use
> > > > > for the occasion.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > HJR
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Jul 18 2002 - 02:27:50 CDT