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From: vd09+@andrew.cmu.edu (Vincent M. Del Vecchio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Non-interactive Editting of PageMaker Files
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Date: 30 Sep 90 21:17:23 GMT
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I don't know about PageMaker file formats.  Perhaps you could contact
Aldus and see.

As to bytewise editing of files, there are a number of utilities
available.  MacTools (which is sold with MacTools Deluxe, and also still
with Copy II Mac, I think), which is what I use, does a pretty good job,
though it doesn't search.  SUM II and Norton Utilities for the Mac both
come with their own file editors, as well.  I can't comment because I
haven't seen either.  In shareware/freeware areas, there is something
called MacSnoop (available, I would imagine, from the usual sources)
which is the best that I know of.

Hope this helps.


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