Read Binary

[Dan]

Is it possible to:
1) open a binary file
B) convert to text
Thanks
Dan

[Tom Ogilvy]

What application produced the file?
What do you know about the format of the file?

for example, an xls is written in a binary format and you would need to know
the format to interpret the file (basically do what excel does)

Are you sure it is binary. Have you tried opening it in word?

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to:
> 1) open a binary file
> B) convert to text
> Thanks
> Dan

[Dan]

Tom,
It is a fortran binary file, word loads it but does not recognize it.
Thx
Dan

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

> What application produced the file?
> What do you know about the format of the file?
>
> for example, an xls is written in a binary format and you would need to know
> the format to interpret the file (basically do what excel does)
>
> Are you sure it is binary. Have you tried opening it in word?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Tom Ogilvy
>
> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51FC4A94-2DF3-4C9D-8725-B879AEA9F31F@microsoft.com...
> > Is it possible to:
> > 1) open a binary file
> > B) convert to text
> > Thanks
> > Dan
>
>
>

[Tom Ogilvy]

As I said, based on the minimal information provided, you will have to know
how to interpret the file.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C7F5F3A-3C1E-455C-9611-5AC55CF34320@microsoft.com...
> Tom,
> It is a fortran binary file, word loads it but does not recognize it.
> Thx
> Dan
>
> "Tom Ogilvy" wrote:
>
> > What application produced the file?
> > What do you know about the format of the file?
> >
> > for example, an xls is written in a binary format and you would need to
know
> > the format to interpret the file (basically do what excel does)
> >
> > Are you sure it is binary. Have you tried opening it in word?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Tom Ogilvy
> >
> > "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:51FC4A94-2DF3-4C9D-8725-B879AEA9F31F@microsoft.com...
> > > Is it possible to:
> > > 1) open a binary file
> > > B) convert to text
> > > Thanks
> > > Dan
> >
> >
> >

[MrShorty]

Are you trying to decompile a FORTRAN executable file back to the original code file? I don't know anything about FORTRAN decompilers, but a Google search for Fortran decompilers came up with a few interesting hits, and a lot of end user agreements that say you aren't allowed to decompile software title X.

Or are you trying to access an output file created by the executable? If so, then, as Tom says, you need to know the details of how the executable creates the file.