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HEXVIEW 1.2
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INTRODUCTION
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Hexview is a simple file viewer. It displays files in both hex and
ASCII form. Some of its useful features are directory file lists
displayed with the first 55 bytes of the file to aid in choosing,
file offsets, FAST random access to all positions of any size files,
including VERY large files. Jump to position instructions entered in
either decimal, octal or hex format, Wildcard file specifications,
ASCII masking to make the file more humanly readable. And probably
most appealing...... IT'S CHEAP!!!!
HEXVIEW is shareware. Therefore there is no charge to copy it and
distribute it to others. BUT, it is not FREE! If you find it at
all useful, please register your copy for $5 dollars and join the
wonderful world of shareware supporters. This will not only let you
sleep at night with a clear conscience but it will also entitle you to
limited upgrades and support.
Disclaimer
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Although I have attempted to write this application to be as
stable and accurate as possible, the possibility for error
can't be completely avoided. Therefore I expressly disclaim
any warranty that the information provided by this and
associated documentation and information retrieved by Hexview
itself is accurate. Any risk of damage due to any possible
inaccurate information is assumed by the user of the
information. In addition, the use of this program on any
computer is at the risk of the user and I assume no
responsibility for loss of data or information.
Using HEXVIEW
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Hexview is completely self contained. It needs no supplementary files
to run so it can be put anywhere in you path or you can start it with
a full path to where it is.
If you start hexview with no parameters on the command line, it will
display a file list with all files in the current directory and a
view of the first 55 bytes of the each file.
If you specify a filename or filespec with any DOS wildcards, HEXVIEW
will display a list of all the matching files.
Move the pointer to the desired file and press ENTER. HEXVIEW will
display the first 256 bytes of the file in both HEX and ASCII
representation.
HELP (F1)
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At any time during viewing the file, you can call up a help screen
containing a list of all of the speed keys.
NAVIGATING AROUND IN HEXVIEW
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To move one line at a time (16 bytes), use the Up and Down cursor
keys. To move one page at a time (256 bytes), use the Page-up and
Page-down keys. To quickly go to the beginning and end of the file,
use the Home and End keys.
To jump to a specific file location, press the letter J. A JUMP TO
input box will pop up and you can enter the position to jump to in
decimal, octal or Hexidecimal format.
Example:
1839 DECIMAL
3232 "
92 "
F43 INVALID DECIMAL
037 OCTAL
034 OCTAL
091 INVALID OCTAL
0x13 HEXIDECIMAL
0xFF23 HEXIDECIMAL
0xKJ2F INVALID HEXIDECIMAL
File Position will always be displayed in the status box at the top
of the screen.
ASCII MASK
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The ASCII window will display all bytes as their EXTENDED ASCII
character. Bytes that represent cursor movement such as Carriage
Return(13), LineFeed(10), Hard Tab(9), Backspace(8) and bytes that are
not displayable, such as the BELL character(7), will all be displayed
as a DOT (ASCII 250).
The ASCII MASK can be toggled on and of by pressing the letter M. When
the masking is turned on, the ASCII window of HEXVIEW will only display
letters, numbers and punctuation. This allows you to more easily read
ASCII strings in binary files.
THE STATUS BOX
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At the top of the viewscreen is the Status Box. In the Status box is
displayed the current Filename, the current file position in both
decimal and hex and the size of the current file.
EXITING HEXVIEW
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You can exit HEXVIEW by pressing the Escape key. If you are in the file
list this will exit HEXVIEW, if you are in the file viewscreen this will
take you back to the file list and pressing Escape again will exit the
program.
HEXVIEW VERSION
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When you are in the file viewing screen, you can pull up a VERSION box of
HEXVIEW to verify the version of HEXVIEW that you are running by pressing
the letter V. At the time of this release, the current version is
HEXVIEW VERSION 1.2.
REGISTRATION
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In order to register your copy of HEXVIEW, please fill out and return
the attached registration form along with a check for $5 to:
Tim Beauchamp
211 San Carlos Ave
Redwood City, Ca 94061
You will receive a serial number to use for limited free upgrades and
information regarding this and other of my programs.
Name: ____________________________________________________
Company: ____________________________________________________
Title: _________________________________ Date:____________
Address: ____________________________________________________
City: _______________________________ State: __________
Zip Code: ____________
Telephone #: (_____)_____________ Fax #: (____)_____________
Date of registration: _____________________________