The program UltraEdit will allow you to read a binary file. Goto
www.ultredit.com to download a shareware version.
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From: Ken Hickey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 06:28
To: MapInfo-L
Subject: MI-L binary vs ascii
G'day all
This is probably a basic question, but what is a binary file and how =
does it differ from an ASCII file of the same data. For example a DEM =
can be exported from ERMapper as an ASCII file or a binary file, I can =
read the former in a text editor, but not the latter. Are all binary =
files 16bit numbers and all ASCII files 8bit (the latter using standard =
ASCII characters)? Aren't ASCII characters coded in binary numbers?
Also what software is available to read/edit the numbers/text in a =
binary file?
Cheers
Ken Hickey
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Dr Kenneth Hickey
Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU)
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
University of British Columbia
6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
phone +1-604-822-3765; Fax +1-604-822-6088
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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