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Just out of interest, in this day and age, what do people use hex editors for?

I used to use them for cracking Amiga games but that was a long time ago and I used one about 5 years ago to frig a dll version string.

"When it's done" should be the answer. Some words on versioning. TextPad is labelled version 4.7.3 or x.y.z translating as follows... Here is what you should see from the versioning: x changes -> rewrite/major functional change y changes -> new feature/functionality in existing codebase z ...

registry is easy. Configure textpad for each compiler and export the relevant registry data in turn: 1. configure compiler 2. start regedit (start -> run -> regedit) 3. navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Helios 4. right click export -> save reg file to "compiler1.reg" to "compiler...

You hope. Microsoft are getting better so I trust them on this one.

You can use the "strings.exe" utility from the NT Resource kit to yank out the text data and then load it into textpad if you really want to do it that way

Trolls abound... Some more insight for you so you see my point in full. You should use the right tools for the right job and the registry is the right tool. The condescending attitude comes from the experience I have gained over the last 10 years or so dealing with the registry and INI files and rea...

what compiler just out of interest?

copy it, stick it in excel, generate a random column ( =rand() ), sort by that column, copy back into textpad, enjoy.

The key problem with the registry is that you don't understand it properly. If you know what you're doing, and only if, and if you have made an attempt to understand it, you will find it's easier to sling it around machines with group policy/ reg files than opening up a system's permissions so you c...

Ironically I've just recieved some requirements from a client who need something like this. (damn!)

Bugger. Perhaps I should write one. I could probably sell it for a few quid.

You'll have to ShellExec it or use *shudder* DDE.

1. No there isn't. 2. Possibly the editor that comes with http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ 3. Text entry fields are REALLY complicated - more complicated than you could ever realise just by looking at one or using it. You would have to write a control from scratch to perform block selecting...

I use WebDrive... maps your FTP server straight to the filesystem so any user can use it

http://www.southrivertech.com/index.php ... rive/index

Since TortoiseSVN is an open source product they wouldn't go for it; there isn't anyone they could pull the trigger on if something goes awry :wink: Have you ever tried pulling the trigger on Microsoft when sourcesafe goes "to the looney bin"? (I have!) Your EULA has prevented them from t...

Get tortoiseSVN and use TortoiseMerge that comes with it.

Oh and learn about TortoiseSVN - it will make your lives so much easier (and safer)