DEC.CPP

/* file dec.cpp

by Dustin Caldwell (dustin@gse.utah.edu)

*/

#include <dos.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h>

void helpdoc();

main() { FILE *fp;

unsigned char ch, c;

if((fp=fopen(_argv[1], "rb"))==NULL) /* open file to read */ { printf("cannot open file %s\n",_argv[1]); helpdoc(); exit(-1); }

c=0; ch=fgetc(fp);

while(!feof(fp)) /* loop for whole file */ { printf("%u\t", ch); /* print every byte's decimal equiv. */ c++; if(c>8) /* print 8 numbers to a line */ { c=0; printf("\n"); }

ch=fgetc(fp); }

fclose(fp); /* close up */ }

void helpdoc() /* print help message */ { printf("\n Binary File Decoder\n\n");

printf("\n Syntax: dec binary_file_name\n\n");

printf("by Dustin Caldwell (dustin@gse.utah.edu)\n\n"); printf("This is a filter program that reads a binary file\n"); printf("and prints the decimal equivalent of each byte\n"); printf("tab-separated. This is mostly useful when piped \n"); printf("into another file to be edited manually. eg:\n\n"); printf("c:\>dec sonata3.mid > son3.txt\n\n"); printf("This will create a file called son3.txt which can\n"); printf("be edited with any ascii editor. \n\n"); printf("(rec.exe may also be useful, as it reencodes the \n"); printf("ascii text file).\n\n"); printf("Have Fun!!\n"); }

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