Can I hex edit a file in Visual Studio?
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19-09-2019 - |
Question
I want to edit a binary file, but I don't want to use another tool other than Visual Studio because it's a pain to switch back and forth.
Is there perhaps an add-in or some built in functionality that can do that in Visual Studio?
Solution
- Menu File → Open → File
- Select the file to be opened
- On the open file dialog at the bottom there is a down arrow on the "Open" button
- Click "Open With..."
- Click "Binary Editor"
- Click OK
Or for the keyboard geeks out there:
- Ctrl + o
- Ctrl + v (paste filename)
- tab
- tab
- ↓
- w
- b
- Enter
OTHER TIPS
In addition to Kevin's answer, with Visual Studio 2017 you need to have the Visual Studio C++ Core Features component installed.
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