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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

5359.0. "Block editor in the U.K. ?" by PEKING::NONDEP (Il est des fois que je souhaite....) Tue Jan 21 1992 05:10

    Hello,
    
    I'm after a cheap block editor here in the U.K.. 
    I baught a magasine in France and there are some cheats extra lives...... 
    but you need to edit the file.
    
    Thanks for any recommendations, Patrick
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5359.1NewZapCIMNET::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatTue Jan 21 1992 18:5712
I am not sure I know what you mean by a "block editor" - I am guessing you
mean something to patch binary (executable) files.

If so, it is hard to go wrong with NewZap, which is on one of the Fish
disks.  It has had all the features I have needed: displays blocks in hex
and ascii, searching with optional case insensitive searches, patching in
hex or ascii.

I don't recall which fish disk it is on, but you can get the aquarium and
search for it.

	Paul
5359.2Hex to NewZapSTAR::GUINEAUnothing personal...Wed Jan 22 1992 08:103
I used to use NewZap, but lately I've been using HEX (on some recent fish disk).

john
5359.3Newzap seems good to me !PEKING::NONDEPIl est des fois que je souhaite....Wed Jan 22 1992 08:108
    Paul,
    
    Thanks for the suggestions, yes NewZap would do what i think I need ?!
    
    Can I send a floppy to someone via internal mail and have a copy of
    newzap put on. I have got any setup for downloading files.......et al
    
    Cheers, Patrick
5359.4HEX or Newzap PEKING::NONDEPIl est des fois que je souhaite....Wed Jan 22 1992 08:146
    Well john,
    
    Just came in between. If HEX is more available and has a similar
    functionality then I'll go for HEX re .3
    
    Cheers, Patrick
5359.5STAR::GUINEAUnothing personal...Wed Jan 22 1992 08:206
You'll have the same problem getting hex as you will newzap i.e. download.

I think they are both pretty much equivilent. I just liked the interface 
on HEX better.

john
5359.6CSC32::K_APPLEMANWed Jan 22 1992 08:2610
    If you are going to patch sectors on a hard drive, make sure the editor
    you use supports the FastFileSystem otherwise you will end up with data
    corruption.  
    
    HEX is a file-based binary editor meaning it looks at blocks in files
    rather than sectors on a disk.  IF you are looking for something that
    directly edits by disk sector, I don't know if HEX will work or not.
    
    Ken