binary file vs flat file - all the same - ;ENV= couldn't care less, it's the
contents that count.

escape chars are easy - just swap some in-active character into their places
and a TEXT editor works fine.  But there are some sequences which have
binary numeric parameters; doing insertion and deletion (with wrap) can be
quite valuable.  files containing bit-mapped signatures are tough, too, as
the characters therein are quite random.

Tracy Pierce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Pollard [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Environment files
>
>
> "Tracy Pierce" <[log in to unmask]> wrote
>
> > Excellent.  Can anyone suggest a good (& cheap) binary
> editor?  I used
> to
> > use Norton Utilities Disk Editor for this, but would love something
> better.
>
> I must be missing something: what is the rationale for
> creating a binary
> file as opposed to a flat MPE file with PCL escape sequences?
>  I create
> the latter now for all my ENV files.
>
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