Binary Viewer Question

[xxarmoxx]

How come every binary viewer I found on the net is really a hex editor? Is there an actual program or way to get a files binary info? Just to view the files 0's and 1's, thats it nothing else. Thanx

[penagate]

Many hex editors allow you to switch between binary and hexadecimal views.

Remember: hexadecimal, binary, and ASCII are all just different representations of the same thing.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Few people have any real desire to look at more than a nibble of straight binary. Some only want a little bit of it. The advantage of Hex is that a single character of hex is four binary bits. Therefore, if you know your hex, you ARE reading binary.

[xxarmoxx]

Is there a way to get the binary code using VB .Net?

[Al42]

Hex and "binary" are the same thing. You're "view[ing] the files 0's and 1's", but they're displayed in their hex equivalent. What's the difference if you see two or 2? It's the same thing if you see 1100 1101 or CD - they both mean 205. hex just takes less screen space to display.

But if you want you can take the code for a "hex editor" and make it display in "binary".