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From: John McCabe <john@assen.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Binary Files in Text Editor
Date: 1998/11/11
Date: 1998-11-11T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <72bth6$pdo@gcsin3.geccs.gecm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 72aiik$c1u$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

robinsoj@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>Is it possible to view binary files with a text editor or do you always
>have to convert the binary file into a text file?

You could try using Emacs. Load the file into Emacs and then enter 
hexl-mode.

>Also, is there a Web site where I can get more information on
>Sequential_IO and what it does?

This is defined fairly clearly in Section A.8 of the ARM

-- 
Best Regards
John McCabe
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      parent reply	other threads:[~1998-11-11  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1998-11-10  0:00 Binary Files in Text Editor robinsoj
1998-11-11  0:00 ` Dizzy Casablanca
1998-11-11  0:00 ` robinsoj
1998-11-12  0:00   ` John McCabe
1998-11-12  0:00     ` robinsoj
1998-11-13  0:00       ` John McCabe
1998-11-14  0:00       ` Jerry van Dijk
1998-11-11  0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1998-11-11  0:00 ` Marc A. Criley
1998-11-11  0:00 ` John McCabe [this message]
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