Can anyone recommend a small program (Windows or DOS) that will
remove 8-bit characters (i.e., ASCII 128 and above) from files?
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A small, very fast and powerful text extractor that will be of
particular interest to programmers. It can extract text from any kind of
file and includes the ability to find plain ASCII text, Unicode (double
byte ANSI) text and Resource strings, providing useful information for
each item in the optional "advanced" view mode. Its comprehensive
filtering helps prevent unwanted text being listed. The gathered list
can be searched and saved to a separate file as either a plain text file
or in informative tabular format.
http://www.foundstone.com/resources/proddesc/bintext.htm
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ReadText uses a routine to distinguish text from binary code. When given
a filename, it removes whatever it finds that looks like binary code in
the file. What's left behind is what the program believes to be text
only. This program is meant to be used on program or data files, where
you think there might be some text information hidden, like game cheats,
program usage information, etc. The text in such binary files can
already be read by any good text viewer, but all the binary code
cluttering up can make it difficult to find what you're looking for.
Using this program should, by removing most of this code, make your
search a little easier.
http://members.fortunecity.com/bigg5/frw/diagn.htm
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TextExtract is a small but powerful program that scans one or more files
for text strings, extracts them and saves them into a separate file.
Useful if, say, you have a corrupted word processor file, or if you just
want to see what text, if any, is inside a file. Configurable
extraction.
Lovely interface. Very straightforward to use.
TextExtract is free to use from its GUI (ie. the buttons and that) and
shareware if you use it from its command-line interface.
http://www.ultima-thule.co.uk/
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