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SangeetNenwani
Contributor
4 years ago

open file in hex format

I want to read and edit a file. If one open that file normally it has stranger characters. But if with use of Notepad++ and hex view, its readable. Now I want to read the file in testcomplete and e...
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    SangeetNenwani
    4 years ago

    I have found another solution. Writing here if someone needs this thing in future.

     

    //open as binary file

    var binFile = aqFile["OpenBinaryFile"](stringFilePathBinFile, aqFile["faReadWrite"]);

    // Reads bytes from the file
    readBytesFromBin = binFile["ReadBytes"]();

    // Obtains the number of items in the array returned by ReadBytes()
    countBytes = readBytesFromBin["Count"];
    for (var i = 0; i < countBytes; i++)
    {
    // Obtains the current item
    var byteValue = readBytesFromBin["Item"](i);

    //convert it to ascii code and store it in string
     var stringBinFile =stringBinFile+ aqConvert["VarToStr"](aqString["Format"]("%c", aqConvert["VarToInt"](byteValue)));
    }

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AlexKaras
Champion Level 3

Hi,

 

TestComplete does not provide hex file editor.

Can you post/attach here a sample file?

 

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SangeetNenwani
Contributor
4 years ago

Hello AlexKaras 
It's a .dll file. Its not supported here.
Anyways, I used the function to open the file as Binary and editing file as byte data. Which is working for now. But I am not sure if it is good method or not.

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    AlexKaras
    Champion Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hi,

     

    > I am not sure if it is good method or not.

    I think this is acceptable method because, as you correctly noted, binary file edit is not something that TestComplete is oriented at and thus it does not provide hex editor.

    From programming point of view your method is quite correct, as for me.

     

    • SangeetNenwani's avatar
      SangeetNenwani
      Contributor
      4 years ago

      I have found another solution. Writing here if someone needs this thing in future.

       

      //open as binary file

      var binFile = aqFile["OpenBinaryFile"](stringFilePathBinFile, aqFile["faReadWrite"]);

      // Reads bytes from the file
      readBytesFromBin = binFile["ReadBytes"]();

      // Obtains the number of items in the array returned by ReadBytes()
      countBytes = readBytesFromBin["Count"];
      for (var i = 0; i < countBytes; i++)
      {
      // Obtains the current item
      var byteValue = readBytesFromBin["Item"](i);

      //convert it to ascii code and store it in string
       var stringBinFile =stringBinFile+ aqConvert["VarToStr"](aqString["Format"]("%c", aqConvert["VarToInt"](byteValue)));
      }