I used to have a nice and easy Hex converter, which I have lost. :mad:
You could get it to open a file, it then it displayed a spli window, with the hex in one pane and the code in the other. It seemed to work with any size files and was easy to rewrite sections. Anyone able to point me to a similar program please? I have tried Googling and downloaded several hex converting programmes, but non of them suitable.
Is this any good, BB?
http://bluefive.pair.com/hexwrite.htm
or this:
http://www.softplatz.com/Soft/Development/Other/Hex-to-ASCII-Converter.html
Thanks for the rapid reply Rik, but neither full fill my requirement. I need to load a whole programme into it, then be able to compare simultaneously the original and the hex, then alter as required. I wish I could remember the one I used, it was so useful and easy, I guess I lost it when my machine broke last March and I had to replace it.
AAMOI, why do you need to look at the hex?
Is this what you're looking for, BB, Winhex (http://www.winhex.com/winhex/)
WinHex is the most likely candidate, but I'll throw Hexplorer (http://sourceforge.net/projects/hexplorer/) into the mix to add some more choice :)
Thanks for the help folk, but I have trawled through all my back-up CDs and found it. It is called XVI32, not exactly a descriptive name. I want to look at some programmes and make alterations by simple typing, this does just that..
This is one I've used in the past:
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~prewett/hexedit/
Sorry, I have to ask, what the heck is a hex converter?
It converts ASCII codes to Hexadecimal pairs and vice versa. Thus, a space character, say, which has the ASCII value of 32, would be 20 in hex. Computers speak binary, not decimal, so that's 00100000, but that's hard to read and write, so each byte is split into two four bit nibbles, and the 16 possible numbers are represented by 0-9 and then A(10) to F(fifteen).
:stars: :out:
How much more detail would you like? :)
None, it's perfectly clear. ;)
Shame, I was just going to teach you to count in binary. ;D
There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't...
Exactly, and that makes at least 10 of us. ;D
I can only count up to 11 though. :)
you mean 3
That's what I said. :)
I despise hexadecimal with a passion and don't pretend to understand it, yet utilise it all the time, courtesy of a ready-reckoner on a scrap of paper, hand-written by a friend.
Cutting-edge eh?
This (http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~craig/articles/linuxmidi/misc/essenmidi.html) is the type of nonsense I've had to struggle with for the best part of two decades. As an artful bodger I can usually scrape by, but it's so very counter-intuitive.
I hate numbers.
Rant over. :)
At ease...
That makes my eyes hurt!
His playing makes your ears hurt, Seb. ;D :out:
:rofl:
If anyone is interested I could take a snapshot of the program in use, which may explain it. However if anyone wants that they will have to take me through the process of doing so and then displaying it here>
The easiest way, BB, is to hit Alt+PrtScrn when you're using the program, then open a bitmap editing program (Paint to Photoshop) and paste the image into it, saving from there to your HD. In a message, hit reply (don't use the quick reply function), then click on additional options and browse to the image.
Where is the image so that I can paste it into Paint? When explainging anything remember I am stupid! :blush:
When you press printscreen its like you selected something and did ctrl+c.
Open paint and simply press ctrl+v then save the image as a jpeg.
This is an image of part of a program that I may wish to change. Now instead of bothering with hex I simply alter the data in the left hand pane.
(http://D:Hex%20info)
I see no image, BB? You need to hit the additional options button and then attach the file.
all witchcraft to me ::)
:music: I put a hex on you. :music: ;D
I was trying the little logos above the smilies, only just seen the Additional option option! :blush:
So, if you wish to alter the hex, as written in the Left hand pane you simply write it in the right hand one, easy peasy. It must be if I can do it! OK so I have tried again, still can't see it in the preview, if it does not work this time I give up. :shake:
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I'm not sure what you've attached, BB, but it doesn't appear to be an image file?
Ok, I give up. Sad, but I am!
It looks like you selected a hex file, this is what I could see...
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Quote from: drummer on Aug 30, 2009, 01:06:57
I despise hexadecimal with a passion and don't pretend to understand it, yet utilise it all the time, courtesy of a ready-reckoner on a scrap of paper, hand-written by a friend.
To simply convert between a decimal and hexadecimal number (or octal and binary if required) you can just use the windows caluculator in scientific mode.