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# 1  
Old 07-07-2012
Convert binary to text Perl script
Hello everyone,

I have a binary file with a structure unknown. I have found 2 perl scripts that it seems to do the convertion but I get sintactic errors when I run them, may somebody test these 2 scripts please and see if really work?

One if from here
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/IntroBioinf/Programs/context/binary6.html

and the other is this one:
unix commands & unix scripts @ coolcommands.com - the search engine for unix sysadmins :: Solaris, AIX, Linux, HP/UX, BSD, SCO

If you know a perl or shell script that do the job please share it Smilie

Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 07-07-2012
@Ophiuchus
The second script looks like working fine! Can you tell us the errors that you get?
# 3  
Old 07-07-2012
Hello PikK45,

Thanks for answer.

I'm not sure if some library is missing for me or if I'm running the script in wrong way.

I get this:
Code:
$ . conv.pl -t -f binaryfile
Order not found «use», maybe wanted to say:
the order «nse» of packet «ns2» (universe)
the order «muse» of packet «muse» (universe)
the order  «uae» of packet «uae» (multiverse)
use: order not found
my: order not found
my: order not found
bash: conv.pl: line 7: sintax error near unexpected element `('
bash: conv.pl: line 7: `sub tobinary() {'

Thanks in advance for your help.
# 4  
Old 07-07-2012
I hope you are executing the script in a wrong way.

try this
Code:
 ./conv.pl -t -f binaryfile

This works on all unix based platforms Smilie
# 5  
Old 07-07-2012
Now I get access denied when I run it in that way Smilie but if
I send it doing
Code:
$ perl conv.pl -t -f binaryfile

it gives me an output but with many wrong characters
Code:
���l�$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�Dm�$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�@u�&�M&�4ZLB ��}B�����`"&΄��L�(ID��:$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�DE�$�ih�ID���W��W�[Ѐ��L�@ID�Kz �l�@I4��%6�&�i0CE�I4��%�$�ih�ID���W��W�[� �i�-I4��%��$�ih���"    xW�+
���-�$�ih���"    xW�+
���"m�$�i�CE���"    xW�+�W���$�ih���"    xW�+
���"��$�ih��ID���W��W���$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�Du�$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�@M��L�(ID��z �i�QhI4��%��$�ih�I0�^
�¾*����z��l4JID��zI$�h�ID��z$�ih���"    xW�+
�����$�ih�� �A/
��aWz�DM�$�ih���"    xW�+
���l�$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�DE��l4JID��:��L�(ID��:$�ih��ID���W��W�Y�$�ih�� �A/
��a_z�De� �i�,�I4��%��$�i�    E�I0�^
�¾*����z��L�(ID��z$�`��@M�ID��z$�ih�

How could convert completely to text? Smilie
# 6  
Old 07-07-2012
first try to run the program to convert from text to binary and verify whether the program works the way that it is supposed to!!
# 7  
Old 07-07-2012
If I convert some text file to binary with this script the output is 0s and 1s and If I convert the generated binary to text, the conversion is correct.

The issue is the file I want to convert, with this script doesn't show correctly converted to text.

Do you know another script or command to get this?

Thanks again
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