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EBCDIC files containing binary data can be viewed and edited in a split EBCDIC/Hex mode window. The text portions (fields) can be edited in the EBCDIC window while the binary portions (fields) are edited in the hex window.
 
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#Open the file in the usual manner, e.g. with <kbd>FILE</kbd> > <kbd>Open</kbd>.
 
#Open the file in the usual manner, e.g. with <kbd>FILE</kbd> > <kbd>Open</kbd>.
 
#*If you can immediately read the file after opening it, (i.e. it is not initially unreadable), then it is not an EBCDIC file. Files transferred from a mainframe are sometimes already translated to ASCII. (Although often not correctly translated.)
 
#*If you can immediately read the file after opening it, (i.e. it is not initially unreadable), then it is not an EBCDIC file. Files transferred from a mainframe are sometimes already translated to ASCII. (Although often not correctly translated.)

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EBCDIC files containing binary data can be viewed and edited in a split EBCDIC/Hex mode window. The text portions (fields) can be edited in the EBCDIC window while the binary portions (fields) are edited in the hex window.

How to Edit a Binary File in Split EBCDIC and Hex Windows

  1. Open the file in the usual manner, e.g. with FILE > Open.
    • If you can immediately read the file after opening it, (i.e. it is not initially unreadable), then it is not an EBCDIC file. Files transferred from a mainframe are sometimes already translated to ASCII. (Although often not correctly translated.)
  2. Press Alt-D (the hot-key for VIEW > Toggle display mode ) eight times to toggle to the “EBCDIC” display mode, as indicated on the status line.
    • The text should now be readable, although the lines (records) many not align correctly.
  3. epending upon whether the EBCDIC file has lines ending in ASCII Carriage-Return / Line-Feed (hex value 0D / 0A) or in EBCDIC Line-Feed (hex value 25), or has fixed-length records, you may need to change CONFIG > File handling > File type.
    • If the EBCDIC lines end in ASCII Carriage-Return / Line-Feed, vEdit should have automatically detected this and set the File type correctly. The lines should already be aligned on the screen.
    • Many EBCDIC files have fixed-length records, and you may have been told what the record length is. Set CONFIG > File handling > File type to the record length. You can also deduce the record length with some experimentation.
    • Although rare, some EBCDIC lines end in EBCDIC Line-Feed. You can try setting CONFIG > File handling > File type to “4” to see if this aligns the lines on the screen.
  4. Select View > Toggle hex mode split.
  5. Click in the right window, and press Alt-D (Hot-key for VIEW > Toggle display mode) four times to toggle to the “EBCDIC” display mode, as indicated on the status line.

You can now edit the EBCDIC file in a combination of text and hex modes.

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