ultraedit - accept no substitute !!!
"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:ah5qks$k66$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Perfect!
>
> Thanks, Anurag. Works a treat, and has no trouble with even 100Mb
datafiles.
>
> Just what I was after.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
> "Anurag" <avdbi_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ujcolrs6qo0rbe_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > Do you think something like Win Hex will work for you ... Its not free
> > though
> > .... but does allow a free version for viewing files and supports big
> files
> > also.
> >
> > http://www.sf-soft.de/winhex/index-m.html
> >
> > Anurag
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:ah5lt9$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
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > >
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> > >
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Received on Thu Jul 18 2002 - 12:02:12 CDT
