Editing in binary view

laetoli · Post by **laetoli** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:40 am

When I try to edit a file in binary view, Textpad (v7.4.0 under Windows 8 ) tells me it's a read only file even though it isn't and prevents me from changing the bytes. I want to amend specific bytes in a specific but variable location. What can I do?
Thanks,
Paul

ak47wong · Post by **ak47wong** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:26 pm

TextPad doesn't have the capability of editing binary files, hence the binary view is read-only. You'll need to use a separate hex editor, like one of these.

Ryck · Post by **Ryck** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:06 am

ak47wong wrote:TextPad doesn't have the capability of editing binary files, hence the binary view is read-only. You'll need to use a separate hex editor, like one of these.

Oh wow! After all these years I simply assumed that TP could edit files in binary view although I never had to use that (non existent) feature.

Learn something every day.