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Old 12-29-2009
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Hi all,

I have been trying to convert a binary file to TEXT/ASCII file in linux/solaries.and commands like string are no good.Also i am not sure how the how output of the file looks like...

I am attaching the binary file as zip since i couldnt load it in its original form in the post incase anybody can help me decode it..

Thanks
TEST.zip (417 Bytes) 
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Old 12-29-2009
Tools Unsure of initial format
See below as I tried to look at the first line of the file you provided.
Thus, don't think the data is binary - at least in 0's and 1's sense - although perhaps binary in the thinking as executable and/or ftp file download.
The od command (with my options) displays the ASCII numeric values for the data on that first line.

Code:
>head -1 TEST
1SURMSC1_TI000912291106Yx►@ ▒▒▒2  t`0  A?Yx►@ ▒▒▒

>head -1 TEST | od -An -t dC
   49   83   85   82   77   83   67   49   95   84   73   48   48   48   57   49
   50   50   57   49   49   48   54    1   89  120   16   64   15   -1   -1   -1
   50    0    0    1  116   96   48    0    0    2   65   63   89  120   16   64
    0   -1   -1   -1    0   21    0   10

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