Overview: Binary Editor
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The Binary editor allows you to edit a resource at the binary level in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. You can also use the Find command to search for either ASCII strings or hexadecimal bytes, and use regular expressions with the Find command to match a pattern. You should use the Binary editor only when you need to view or make minor changes to custom resources or resource types not supported by the Microsoft Visual C++ environment.
Caution Editing resources such as dialog boxes, images or menus in the Binary editor is dangerous. Incorrect editing could corrupt the resource, making it unreadable in its native editor.
Tip While using the Binary editor, in many instances, you can click the right mouse button to display a shortcut menu of resource-specific commands. The commands available depend on what the pointer is pointing to. For example, if you click while pointing to the Binary editor with selected hexadecimal values, the shortcut menu shows the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands.
What do you want to do?
Create a new custom or data resource