>what i need to do is to read the file 1K at a time, convert the binary to >hex and write the hex to an output file. Don't overlook MPW's dumpfile tool. If it's a once-only operation you'd be done by now. -- -> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org