Paste/store binary data inside UE script

[gretty]

Hello

I am attempting to insert unconventional characters (essentially binary) into my UltraEdit file/script. Theres a good reason for this and I am hoping I can insert binary text into the UltraEdit editor.

I am attempting to place a bitmaps binary data inside my UltraEdit script. The end goal is to package image data inside a script(in my case 4d Macro Script).

So for example:

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{
   Text IMAGE_NAME = "Delete Model.bmp";
   Text IMAGE_DATA = "BM6      6   (         
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}

Integer register_image(Text imageName, Text imageData)
{
   // Check if image is already present in Images folder: if not create it
   
   Text imagesFolder = get_main_image_folder();
   if (File_exists(imagesFolder + imageName))
      return 0;
      
   return file_write(imagesFolder + imageName, imageData);
}

void main()
{
   register_image(IMAGE_NAME, IMAGE_DATA);
}

Currently when I copy and paste binary into the UE Editor it changes the data slightly (I loose null chars). I understand how text files work and encoding but I am hoping there is some way to paste/store binary data inside the UE Editor?

Is it possible? Any ideas how I could achieve this?

[Mofi]

Here is the template you need for creating a binary file with an UltraEdit script.

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// Create a new file.
UltraEdit.newFile();
UltraEdit.insertMode();
// Insert a single space character as it is not possible
// to switch to hex edit mode on an empty file.
UltraEdit.activeDocument.write(" ");
UltraEdit.activeDocument.top();
// Switch to hex edit mode and delete the inserted space.
UltraEdit.activeDocument.hexOn();
UltraEdit.activeDocument.hexDelete(1);
// Now binary data can be written into the file by writing the
// hexadecimal values as ASCII string either in the form "000829030A3F"
// or better readable with a space between the hexadeximal values.
UltraEdit.activeDocument.write("00 08 29 03 0A 3F");
// Refresh the hex edit display.
UltraEdit.activeDocument.top();
// Save and close the file.
UltraEdit.saveAs("imagesFolder + imageName");
UltraEdit.closeFile("imagesFolder + imageName",2);

Open the bitmap file in UltraEdit. It is opened automatically in hex edit mode. Press Ctrl+A and use Edit - HEX Functions - Hex Copy Selected View. Paste the copied data into a new text file and remove with column editing mode the address data and the ASCII/ANSI representation of the binary bytes to get the hexadecimal ASCII strings needed for the write command(s) in the script.