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Does anybody know of a good utility for patching (modifying) any kind of file, either in ASCII or HEX mode?

Before Windows became the standard, I used Norton's NU.EXE program. It doesn't run in a DOS shelll under Windows. Since then I use a search and replace utility, but you have to be careful because it replaces every occurrence that it finds. And, if you're off by 1 byte on a binary file (like exe), your result won't run.

There are several utilities which can display any file, including binary, but none that I've seen let you modify.

I would like the program to display pages of the file in ASCII or HEX, allow a search in either mode, and allow you to modify selected bytes in either mode.
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I have another utility that also does, but you didn't hear/see me say/type that. You also didn't hear/see me say/type that, when I get home tonight, I'll send it to you.

Glenn,
If this other utility is so hush, hush, I'm curious to see it.
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I never said anything about a hush hush utility. (Did I mention I was prone to amnesia and that I plead senility a lot?) I also never said that you've got mail. But you might have mail. Just to be sure, you should check your mailbox.

(Ah, the joys of stopping at the bar and having 3 bloody marys on the way home from work. *hick* up.)

HexIt is a popular one. It's here: http://mklasson.cjb.net/

I use a program called Hiew (hackers view) that allows ASCII/HEX editing (and has some other nice little features )

XE is a program I use alot to. Can't dig up a URL at the moment.

I'm currently redoing this little Qbasic program to allow HEX view/edit. It's mostly just for snooping inside programs, but you can also edit files with it, only in ASCII right now. It also has string searching, but no so good (That's being redone as well). You can have it if you want it:
http://home.carolina.rr.com/davs/codepos...INVIEW.BAS

I'll post the new version when it's done at the code post forum.

- Dav

Thanks for the info, Dav, I'll check them out. I'll also be awaiting your updated BINVIEW program.
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