Located in the Visual FoxPro Tools\Hexedit folder, Hexedit.app provides a way to examine address values, or examine or change byte and ASCII values of data in a file. HexEdit is a visual equivalent of the MS-DOS Debug program DUMP Command.
Caution If you want to edit the file, make sure it is not in use or otherwise locked.
Syntax
DO HEXEDIT.app
When you choose a file, HexEdit displays a dialog box with the following control options.
Note If you want to edit the file, make sure it is not in use or otherwise locked.
Select File
Displays the Open dialog box so you can change the current file.
Address
Displays the file offset address of the first byte of data in a 16-byte block displayed in the next columns.
0…F
Displays sixteen 2-digit numbers, representing the hexadecimal byte value in that file location.
Text
Displays the ASCII representation of the byte value in the corresponding location in the byte value columns.
Save Edits
Saves changes to the open file.
Undo Edits
Discards all edits to the open file.
Find
Enables you to specify a character to seek in the file. You can also choose to search forward or backward from anywhere in the file.
Jump
Enables you to specify either a hexadecimal or decimal address to edit.
Close
Closes HexEdit and the open file.