Binary File Comparison...
-
No! Way! Tell me it's not that simple!!??!!??!! :-O Is there a GUI version? {Hmmm, now that I can probably Google.} :-\
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
KDiff is a good tools. It can compare text and binary file, not just two but it can do three file comparation. See other feature here: http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/doc/features.html
-
No! Way! Tell me it's not that simple!!??!!??!! :-O Is there a GUI version? {Hmmm, now that I can probably Google.} :-\
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
I second 'Beyond Compare' qv 'mejax's reply - its cheap and worthwhile having - can even produce html output of differences etc 'g'
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
I use the Compare by Content function in Total Commander, it's pretty and very useful.
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
010 editor[^] is incredibly useful - it can do binary diffs, but it's most handy feature is the ability to map C style structs[^] to your binary data so you can browse the structures in a far more human readable way. That's saved my bacon many times, believe me! (Ok, it's not free, but $50 isn't bank breaking, either, and there's a free trial to make up your mind!)
modified on Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:43:35 AM
-
010 editor[^] is incredibly useful - it can do binary diffs, but it's most handy feature is the ability to map C style structs[^] to your binary data so you can browse the structures in a far more human readable way. That's saved my bacon many times, believe me! (Ok, it's not free, but $50 isn't bank breaking, either, and there's a free trial to make up your mind!)
modified on Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:43:35 AM
-
Does anyone know of a reliable program that will let you do binary file comparison? I have a corrupted data file that is a week old and a good data file that is a month old. If possible I'd like to compare their binary formats and see if I can somehow repair the bad by looking at the good. If you have any suggestions that'd be cool. I'm asking here instead of Google because I need to know of a program that for sure does what I'm asking. So I'm hoping someone here has tried what I am suggesting and can recommend a good tool if such a thing even exists. I tried ultra compare but it wasn't "the droid I was looking for".:rolleyes:
As this has a 'real world' flavor to it. If I can find something that does what I'm asking I promise an article. It's just too cool an idea to not delve into.:cool:
Another excellent tool that will do binary (or other) file comparison and MUCH more is called Hex Workshop. For a programmer, it's really a handy tool. It's not totally free, but you can download the 30-day trial from www.bpsoft.com[^] and if you decide to purchase, it's only $49.95 (USD) for a single license.
Karl - WK5M PP-ASEL-IA (N43CS) PGP Key: 0xDB02E193 PGP Key Fingerprint: 8F06 5A2E 2735 892B 821C 871A 0411 94EA DB02 E193