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- What is DATTOHEX?
-
- DATTOHEX is a programming utility I wrote so that I could include binary
- files within an executable program. After running a file through DATTOHEX
- you are left with an ascii text file in a format ready to "include" in the
- data segment of your program. The first character of the file is "A". This
- will have to be edited to the name of your zero terminated string variable.
- The original file is opened in read-only mode and is not effected.
-
- DATTOHEX is a command line tool created for MSDOS use but it can be used to
- create files for Windows programs. DATTOHEX requires no installation.
- It can reside in the directory you are working in or in any directory that's
- included in your path statement. DATTOHEX is not a free program but it is
- in no way crippled. At a cost of only $2.00 it is hoped that you will feel
- comfortable paying for it. Feel free to distribute the program as you will
- but please include this README.TXT file along with it.
-
- To use DATTOHEX, lets assume you have a file named SPRITE1.BIN and you wish
- to create a file called SPRITE1.INC to "include" in your program.
- Just enter the following.
-
- DATTOHEX SPRITE1.BIN SPRITE1.INC <ENTER>
-
-
- If you have questions about DATTOHEX, please e-mail them to me at:
- beanpole@sprynet.com
-
- If you like DATTOHEX look for other programming utilities I have written.
-
- STRIPPCX - Strips the header and palette from a PCX file (any size). This
- allows you to use separate graphics files in your programs that are not
- recognized by graphics viewers.
-
- PCXTODAT - Unpacks a PCX file to a binary data string and creates an RGB
- palette file. Open the external files from within your program or imbed them
- into your executables by passing them through DATTOHEX and use them as
- "include" files.
-
- DISSECT - A very small and very fast utility for chopping up a file to fit
- on 1.4 meg floppies.
-
- FILECOMP - Compares two files, byte for byte. Good for verifying that DISSECT
- did it's job properly.
-
- KODE - Used to scramble a file of any size and type. I use it to protect
- sensitive text files. Fortunately KODE will also de-scramble a scrambled file.
-
- All of these utilities were written in assembly and are very small executable
- files. I have used them for some time in my own programming and find them
- indispensable.
-
- Keep Programming
-
- M. Thompson
-