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010 Editor - Release Notes

The following is list of all new features available in version 2.1 of 010 Editor:

  • General
    • Improved right-click menu in Windows explorer.
    • Updated some icons.
  • Import/Export
    • Added ability to export as HTML, RTF, or a text area.
    • Can import or export Base64 and uuencoded data.
    • Can use 'Copy As' or 'Paste from' for many different types of data.
  • Tab Menu
    • Added right-click menu to file Tabs.
    • Can middle-click on a tab to close a file.
  • Command Line
    • Can Replace a string or set of bytes from the command line.
    • Added ability to save or close a file from the command line.
  • Scripts and Templates
    • Improved bitfield mode without padding (see BitfieldDisablePadding).
    • Added 'Always on Top' toggle for the Code Editor (from right-click menu).
    • Check to reload script/template if modified by an external program.
  • Editor
    • Now able to input characters more than 0x80 into the character area.
    • Added option to remove ':' separators in file addresses.
  • New Functions
    • BitfieldEnablePadding/BitfieldDisablePadding for bit streaming.
    • Function for locating files in a directory (FindFiles).
    • Added directory manipulation functions (DirectoryExists, MakeDir).
    • Added function to convert an enum to a string (EnumToString).
    • Functions to convert Dates to strings and vise versa.
    • Exit function can be used to return errorlevel to a batch file.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed problem exporting Intel-Hex 16-bit files with custom addresses.
    • Fixed printf functions occasionally detecting the wrong number of arguments.
    • Importing files now properly imports last line if it does not have a carriage return.
    • Fixed sign of variables when doing divisions.
    • Fixed template hints occasionally not displaying correctly.
    • Fixed bug in FileSave function saving to a different filename.

The following is an overview of the new functionality in version 2.0 of 010 Editor:

  • Added hard drive editing for logical and physical drives.
  • Added editing of system processes.
  • More powerful interface for viewing template results (results displayed in panel below each hex editor, mouse-over hints, reverse lookup for template variables).
  • More powerful scripts/templates syntax (custom functions, custom data types, more standard keywords supported, union support, include support, 44 new functions).
  • New Windows XP style.
  • Many improvements in tools (new Find in Files tool).
  • A whole range of other improvements.

The following is a list of all new features in version 2.0 of 010 Editor:

  • Hard Drive Editing
    • Open entire logical or physical hard drives using 'File > Open Drive'.
    • Make disk images for drive using 'File > Save As'.
    • Jump to next or previous drive sector with Alt+Down, Alt+Up.
    • Get properties of the drive using 'Edit > Properties'.
    • Open hard drives from the command line.

  • Process Editing
    • Open processes using 'File > Open Process'.
    • Select which heaps or modules to open.
    • Make image of process using 'File > Save As'.
    • Get properties of the process using 'Edit > Properties'.
    • Open processes from the command line.
    • List of current heaps displayed in 'Process' tab of the Output Window.

  • Templates/Scripts
    • Templates/Scripts Interface
      • Templates results can now be displayed in the 'Template Results' panel below each hex editor.
      • Application contains links to an online repository for scripts and templates.
      • Display hint for template variable when the cursor is over bytes in the hex editor.
      • New 'Jump to Template Variable' command to lookup a template variable from a file address.
      • Scripts and templates can be opened by double-clicking them in Windows Explorer.
      • Scripts and templates can be run from the command line.
      • Can mark scripts to be run on startup, shutdown, or when certain files are opened.
      • Speed improvements for scripts and templates.
      • Added default shortcut for saving a script or template.
      • Context sensitive help in the Code Editor.
    • Templates/Scripts Syntax
      • Define your own custom functions.
      • Use '#include' keyword to include files.
      • Support for switch, case, break, and continue keywords.
      • Support for unions.
      • Default custom variables using the syntax <read=[functionname], write=[functionname]>.
      • Control whether arrays of structures are optimized with <optimize=true|false>.
      • Specify display format for variable using the syntax <format=hex|decimal|octal|binary>.
      • sizeof now works properly on simple structures.
      • Special new keywords 'exists' and 'startof' for template variables.
      • Array initializers work properly (e.g. int a[3] = {1, 2, 3};).
      • No need to use 'return' when doing simple expressions in the calculator.
      • Changed how scoping works in structs - automatically look up a level.
      • 44 new functions: Checksum, ChecksumAlgStr, ChecksumAlgBytes, Compare, ConvertASCIIToUNICODE, ConvertASCIIToUNICODEW, ConvertUNICODEToASCII, ConvertUNICODEToASCIIW, DeleteFile, Exit, ExportFile, FindAll, FindFirst, FindInFiles, FindNext, FPrintf, GetBytesPerLine, GetReadOnly, GetSectorSize, Histogram, ImportFile, InputOpenFileName, InputOpenFileNames, InputSaveFileName, InsertFile, IsBigEndian, IsDrive, IsEditorFocused, IsLittleEndian, IsLogicalDrive, IsModified, IsPhysicalDrive, IsProcess, OpenLogicalDrive, OpenPhysicalDrive, OpenProcessById, OpenProcessByName, RenameFile, ReplaceAll, SetReadOnly, SScanf, StrDel, SubStr, Terminate.
    • New Templates/Scripts
      • New default scripts for splitting or joining binary files.
      • New default template for parsing a WAV sound file.

  • General
    • New Windows XP Style.
    • New 'File > Special > Save Selection' command to save selected bytes.
    • Show selection start and size in the status bar.
    • Click on position or size in status bar brings up an edit dialog.
    • Many tables have an 'Export CSV' option on right-click menu to write a comma-delimited file.
    • Can change read-only plus other flags in file properties.

  • Hex Editor
    • Cursor size changes in Insert/Overwrite mode.
    • UNICODE character set support.
    • International character sets support.
    • Can split the hex editor into two parts using 'Window > Split Window' or button above scroll bar.
    • Scrolling can be synchronized between windows with 'Window > Synchronize Scrolling'.
    • Division lines can be used to indicate blocks of data.
    • Sector lines are drawn to indicate sectors on a hard drive.
    • Addresses can be displayed as octal format or as a line number.

  • Tools
    • Find in Files tool
      • Can recursively search a directory or all open files for a set of bytes.
      • Display find in files results in 'Find in Files' tab of Output Window.
      • Can expand or hide results for each file.
    • Find
      • Can search with wildcards '*' and '?'.
      • Allow multiple find ranges to color the same file.
      • Find works with UNICODE.
    • Highlights
      • Allow multiple highlights to be applied at the same time.
      • Assign different colors to highlights.
    • Comparison
      • Can limit which bytes are compared in a file (use to compare two regions in the same file).
      • Comparison results are sortable by clicking on the table headings.
      • Add color indicator box to the type column.
      • Can enable synchronized scrolling after running a comparison.
    • Base Converter
      • Support for Float, Double, ASCII strings, EBCDIC strings, UNICODE strings in base converter.
    • Checksum
      • Can exclude a set of bytes in the file from the checksum.
      • Can display the checksum results in decimal format.

  • Inspector
    • String type in inspector.
    • Display start address as local (offset from parent) from right-click menu.
    • Template variable name can be 'Type + Name' or just 'Name' (use Column Display Format).

  • Bookmarks
    • Bookmarks can now use custom data types defined in Templates.
    • Bookmarks can be set to move when the cursor changes position.

  • Importing
    • Do checksum when importing an Intel-hex file.
    • In import file dialog box, can set file type as 'All Supported Import Types'.
    • Can import multiple files at the same time.
    • Support for reading and writing Intel Hex files that use word-based addresses.

  • Options
    • Specify color of right area, separator lines, sector lines, and variable highlight.
    • Specify additional include directories.
    • Specify minimum number of digits in address.
    • Option for turning on/off mouse over and hints.
    • Option for adding 010 Editor to the Windows Explorer right-click menu.

  • Command line
    • Can open a drive or process from the command line using '-drive:' or '-process:'.
    • Run a script or a template from the command line using '-script:' or '-template:'.
    • Mark a file as readonly using '-readonly'.
    • Exit the application using '-exit'.
    • Can use wildcards when opening files or importing files on the command line.

  • Help
    • New improved help file.

  • Bugs
    • Bug with window opening at zero height (in special cases).
    • Bug with a slow-down when defining large arrays in scripts.
    • Bug with divisions and the resulting types in scripts (in special cases).
    • Bug with replace all never finishing on certain replaces.
    • Other minor bug fixes.

The following features are new with version 1.3 of 010 Editor:

  • Templates
    • Added bitfield support to templates.
    • Added DisplayFormatBinary and DisplayFormatOctal functions.
    • Can disable warnings under 'Tools > Options > Code Editor'.

  • General
    • Now use the new XP file dialog boxes.

  • Clipboard
    • Can use 'Paste Special' command to paste in different formats.

  • Bug fixes
    • Fixed problems with workspace, filling bytes, running templates, pasting large blocks, and selecting bytes on NT machines.

The following features are new with version 1.2 of 010 Editor:

  • Inspector and Output Windows
    • Added 'Copy Column', 'Copy Row', and 'Copy Table' to right-click menu.
    • Added 'Column Display Format' to right-click menu - set the format to hex or decimal.

  • Scripts
    • Fixed scripts to work better when writing out large files.
    • Any of the 'Write' functions now automatically expand the file size when writing past the end of the file .
    • A single variable (i.e int x) defined in a template can be accessed as x[0].
    • Added 'DisableUndo' and 'EnableUndo' to turn on or off undo - speeds up script when writing large files.
    • The 'FileNew' function now returns the file number of the created file.

  • Import/Export
    • Added the ability to import or export 'Decimal Text'.

  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed 'Invalid Pointer Operation' bug in the Code Editor.
    • Fixed a bug with the 'GetFileNum' function.
    • A few other minor bug fixes with hotkeys and Templates.

The following features are new with version 1.1 of 010 Editor:

  • Templates
    • Support for enums (e.g. 'enum <ushort> MYENUM { COMP_1, COMP_2=5, COMP_3 } var1;').
    • Enums variables are displayed with a drop-down list in the Inspector.
    • Forward declared and recursive structs work properly.
    • Defining local variables inside structs works better (proper scope).
    • Zero-length arrays generate no variable (but do generate a warning).
    • Can specify hex or decimal display in Inspector with DisplayFormatHex() or DisplayFormatDecimal() functions.
    • Zip template now contains an example of enums.

  • Installer
    • 010 Editor can be added to the system path automatically.
    • Can automatically associate with Intel Hex or Motorola S-Record files.

  • Explorer
    • Can drag-and-drop files from Windows Explorer to open them.
    • Drag-and-drop for Intel Hex or Motorola S-Record files will automatically import them.

  • Importing
    • Added default import byte under General Options (used for Intel Hex files).

  • Comparison
    • Improved comparison algorithm.

  • Bug fixes
    • Minor bug fixes with the Code Editor.




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