PDT (DOS)

 

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Review of PDT

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Be sure to read the Review of PDT -- by the author of a competing product!

Click here to download an evaluation copy (270k):   PDT-DOS.Zip

 

Overview

With PDT you can edit, figure out, repair and manage any type of file, of virtually any size:  over 18 quintillion bytes in PDT-Windows, up to 2-gigabytes in PDT (DOS)!

 

PDT is especially handy when you need to edit almost any-size file or need to edit any character in files, figure out file structures, read or verify the values of numeric fields (even fields stored in packed form), repair damaged files, and view and edit EBCDIC files (like those downloaded from IBM mainframe computers).

 

PDT offers many, handy options to help you manage data files:  block and column options, expand or shrink field widths, add sequence numbers to fields, or add up fields, define file structures, determine field types, and much more.

 

The description below has more details.

 

To download an evaluation copy (270k), click here:   PDT-DOS.Zip

 

Pricing; To Order . . .

Note:  In the table below, just click on Order It! to order PDT (DOS) through our secure on-line order facility.   The prices 3 or more copies are Site License prices.   We also offer Quantity Discounts.  Click here for details on the differences between Site License and Quantity Discount prices, plus other ordering information:  Ordering Information.

Also note:  If you choose to order, say, 3-5 copies below, when you click on Order It! you'll see an order for 4 copies -- an estimate of your needs.  If "4" is wrong, just click on the Reduce or Increase buttons you'll see to adjust the number of copies you want to order.

If you're upgrading from an earlier version of PDT (DOS), your name must be in our database of registered PDT (DOS) users.  So, when you submit your on-line order, be sure to include the full name you originally used to license PDT (DOS).

Description

Quantity

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PDT (DOS) 1-2 copies $139 Order 1-2 Copies Review Order
PDT (DOS) 3-5 copies $129 Order 3-5 Copies Review Order
PDT (DOS) 6-9 copies $119 Order 6-9 Copies Review Order
PDT (DOS) 10-24 copies $109 Order 10-24 Copies Review Order
PDT (DOS) 25 or more copies Call (415) 863-0530
PDT (DOS) Upgrade from an earlier DOS version $49 Order Upgrade Review Order

Shipping & Handling . . .

Note: PDT (DOS) includes a printed manual, which we've found hard to e-mail <grin>.  But, if you need PDT-Windows in a hurry, we can e-mail just the software portion to you.  You can request e-mail delivery in the Special Instructions section when you submit your order. We'll send the complete package to you via normal mail (see below), and we'll add $6 for the additional e-mail delivery.  Before requesting e-mail delivery, be sure your e-mail system can handle e-mail attachments of up to 300 thousand bytes.

Shipping/Handling: U.S. Air Mail -- Add $4 shipping/handling for one copy (U.S. only);  $6 (Canada); $8 (Elsewhere).  Each additional copy is 1/2 the shipping charges shown above. 

[ Please call for information on Quantity Discounts, shipping options, etc.:  (415) 863 - 0530 ]

 

Description

Very simply, PDT is the most unique, powerful file editor available!  If you need to edit database files, binary files, EBCDIC files, executable files, font files any file you'll find that PDT is an indispensable tool.  And PDT is especially useful in helping you figure out files, determine field types, read values of packed numeric fields, repair damaged files, merge files, and export sections of files and much more. 

With PDT you'll save hours or days of time!   You can do things with PDT that you'd normally have to hire programmers to do for you: 

 

You can view and edit any type of file:  data files, executable files (.Exe or .Com files), EBCDIC files, ASCII files, font files any file.  PDT displays, and lets you edit, any ASCII character in files all 256 of them, with no limitations.

 

You can edit huge files – files with over 18 quintillion bytes in PDT-Windows, and up to 2 gigabytes in PDT (DOS)!  And you can open 2 or more files at once.   View and compare different files.  Or work in different areas of the same file.  Since each file can be huge, you can work with massive amounts of data at the same time!

 

You can manage data files like you've never been able to before.  And PDT offers unique, very powerful features to help you manage any fixed-length data file.
PDT automatically detects dBase ".DBF" files, formatting your "view" of them in logical rows and columns.
With other fixed-length data files (like those created by programs written in C, Pascal, BASIC, Visual Basic, Delphi, C++, Java, COBOL, etc.), PDT lets you easily and quickly figure out field types, and figure out and define file structures.
And if you're handed a file with a structure you don't understand, PDT offers many options to help you figure out what you're looking at, and how to manage it.

 

Once you define a file's structure, which is easy to do, PDT formats your "view" of the file in logical rows and columns, and offers many other features as well.  For example, once PDT knows a file's structure, you can:
Easily view and edit the file, moving quickly from field to field.  You can even view the values of packed numeric fields (integer, floating point, BCD, Comp-3, binary, etc.), and press a key to edit these packed fields in easy-to-understand decimal form (the Review of PDT has examples).
Mark blocks (either columns or records) and then:   Export them, Copy them, Erase or Fill them, Add them up, add Sequence Numbers to them, etc.
Expand or Shrink the width of fields!  This feature is amazing to watch.

 

PDT even manages EBCDIC files – like those found on, or downloaded from, large IBM computers.  PDT's dynamic EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation lets you view and edit EBCDIC files in easy-to-understand ASCII mode.   Changes you make to the file are saved to disk in EBCDIC.  PDT (DOS) can even translate EBCDIC files to ASCII, or vice versa (read about our Data Conversion tool for even more options).

 

PDT is especially handy to:
Repair files – regardless of their type or size.
Determine file structures (record or field length, types of fields, etc.).
Read the values of numeric fields – even those stored in packed formats.
Edit executable files to customize messages or options.
Edit huge files – those which other programs can't handle.
Edit any ASCII character in files all 256 of them.

 

Finally, PDT is very logical and easy-to-use.

 

 

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