/* 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");
}