Looking for a Good HEX editor

[M.Siler]

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and as I
move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying to
compare the position location of two files.

[Tom Ogilvy]

I don't know about that, but have you tried the old FC command (filecompare)
from the command window (DOS).

In the command window do

fc /? <cr>

for information on options.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and as I move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying to
compare the position location of two files.

[Saga]

There is one here:

http://www.softcircuits.com/

I have notused it, so I can't say that it will do what you wnat,
but you can check it out.

Saga

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:Oi**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and
as I move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm
trying to compare the position location of two files.

[Rick Sawtell]

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:Oi**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and as I move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying to
compare the position location of two files.

I like AraxisMerge. Very easy to use and very functional and not very
expensive. There is a sample version available as well.

Rick Sawtell
MCT, MCSD, MCDBA

[M.Siler]

I know the files aren't the same, but I want to make sure at byte xyz they
both have the same data type.

Right now I have both files open and I have to jump between them to check
that at byte 872 both have the phone number starting in that position.

"Tom Ogilvy" <tw******@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eL**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I don't know about that, but have you tried the old FC command
(filecompare)
from the command window (DOS).

In the command window do

fc /? <cr>

for information on options.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:Oi**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and
as

I

move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying
to
compare the position location of two files.

[Tom Ogilvy]

FC doesn't do that, but if your using vb or Excel VBA, you can use low level
file io to open each and compare at byte level.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;151335
Working with Binary Access Files

It would be a lot easier to automate the check than to use hex editors.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I know the files aren't the same, but I want to make sure at byte xyz they
both have the same data type.

Right now I have both files open and I have to jump between them to check
that at byte 872 both have the phone number starting in that position.

"Tom Ogilvy" <tw******@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eL**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I don't know about that, but have you tried the old FC command
(filecompare)
from the command window (DOS).

In the command window do

fc /? <cr>

for information on options.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:Oi**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and
as

I

move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying
to
compare the position location of two files.

[Steve Kass]

Your could install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and use utilities
like od and diff.

SK

M.Siler wrote:

I know the files aren't the same, but I want to make sure at byte xyz they
both have the same data type.

Right now I have both files open and I have to jump between them to check
that at byte 872 both have the phone number starting in that position.

"Tom Ogilvy" <tw******@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eL**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I don't know about that, but have you tried the old FC command
(filecompare)
from the command window (DOS).

In the command window do

fc /? <cr>

for information on options.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:Oi**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and
as

I

move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying
to
compare the position location of two files.

[Harlan Grove]

Tom Ogilvy wrote...

FC doesn't do that, but if your using vb or Excel VBA, you can use low level
file io to open each and compare at byte level.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;151335
Working with Binary Access Files

It would be a lot easier to automate the check than to use hex editors.

....

Maybe, but VB[A] isn't as easy to use for low-level file I/O as some
scripting languages. Unless the files are HUGE, it'd be easier to do
this in, say, Perl by loading both files in their entirety into
separate variables, then indexing these 'string' variables by byte or
word position. Easier and faster than using VB[A] binary file I/O with
byte record length.

Then again, there's always the venrable DEBUG.COM program, still
included in Windows XP. One could use separate instances in separate
console windows to display binary dumps between specific byte offsets
within the files. E.g.,

C:\test> debug somefile.bin
-d 326 327
13F8:0320 4B 87 K.
-q

C:\test>

And since DEBUG.COM accomodates I/O redirection, this could be
scripted.

[Dave Peterson]

I use UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com) as my favorite text editor.

It has lots of options including comparing files and displaying in hex.

I'm not sure if has syncronized scrolling though.

"M.Siler" wrote:

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and as I
move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying to
compare the position location of two files.

--

Dave Peterson

[Brian Selzer]

I use UltraEdit. It works great!!!

"M.Siler" <Jo******@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and as I move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying to
compare the position location of two files.

[Brian Selzer]

Yes, UltraEdit does do synchronized scrolling.

"Dave Peterson" <pe******@verizonXSPAM.net> wrote in message
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I use UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com) as my favorite text editor.

It has lots of options including comparing files and displaying in hex.

I'm not sure if has syncronized scrolling though.

"M.Siler" wrote:

I didn't know what group to post this in... I'm looking for a good hex
editor. One that would permit me to view two files at the same time and as I move the position in one it would also move it in the other. I'm trying to compare the position location of two files.

--

Dave Peterson

[Chris Dunaway]

The folks who made UltraEdit also make a product called UltraCompare.
It looks pretty cool but I have not tried it.

[Harlan Grove]

Steve Kass wrote...

Your could install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and use utilities
like od and diff.

....

Picky: cmp -l and grep would be the more direct approach.