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Cannot edit binary file - read only

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I want to edit a .exe (binary) file but Edit menu is not available. When I try to edit values and status line says "This document is read only!"

The windows file propertys (attributes) are not Read-only.

I tried the "togglereadonly" command, but does not seem to work (not sure I used keyboard correctly ctrl-Q,E)


I have sucessfully made changes in this file before using textpad, but cannot do it now. Please help.

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Post by Nicholas Jordan »

Seems to me I had the same experience.

Went to open a binary file one day and went to change something, probably the cr/lf issue and felt that I had been able to edit binary before.

File Props and Configure/Read Only as you described.

That was one of the first non-trivial programs I wrote, would have been effective at that point to just change the cr/lf ordering.

BTW - Cay S. Horstman notes in one of his source codes that the cr/lf - as coded used to work. We are not alone !
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Post by kindlerm »

AFAIK, Textpad does not support hex editing, just viewing. Maybe v5 (if it will ever see the light of day) might have it.

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Oki-doki
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Hope this was helpful.............good luck,
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How to view in binary (hex) mode

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Can someone explain how to open a file in binary view mode...or to toggle between binary and text view once a file is open? thx
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Post by kindlerm »

You cannot toggle between text and binary format (one of my enhancement wishes years ago).
To open a file in binary mode specify the file format as "binary" in the open file dialog.

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