The one application of which I am (perhaps inappropriately) proud is a Hex Analysis application:
proc doScan {stadd fsz} { global fid fid2 val hval flnm tag # . configure -cursor watch update # set bold "-background #44aaaa -foreground white" set normal "-background {} -foreground {}" .top.val delete 0.0 end if {$fsz == 0} {set fsz [expr {[file size $flnm] -$stadd}]} if {$fsz>5000} { .top.val insert end "scanning more than 5000 bytes at a time\n" c1 .top.val insert end "can result in unpredictable behavior\n" c1 } set nlns [expr {$fsz/16}] if {[expr {fmod($fsz,16)}]>0} {incr nlns} set fid2 [open $flnm r] fconfigure $fid2 -translation binary seek $fid2 $stadd start cd [file dirname $flnm] set t 0 set lnadd $stadd for {set ln 1} {$ln <= $nlns} {incr ln} { set val [read $fid2 16] set nbyt [string length $val] set fmnum [expr {2*$nbyt}] binary scan $val H$fmnum hval;#<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<convert to hex .top.val insert end "[format %5d $lnadd]: " .top.val insert end $hval d$t set val [string map {"\t" " " "\n" " "} $val] set astr " " set spcs [expr {32-$fmnum}] for {set i 1} {$i<=$spcs} {incr i} {append astr " "} append astr " $val" .top.val insert end $astr .top.val insert end \n lappend dlist d$t incr t incr lnadd 16 if [eof $fid2] {set ln $nlns} } close $fid2 .top.val tag configure c1 -foreground red # Create bindings for tags. foreach tag $dlist { .top.val tag bind $tag <Any-Enter> ".top.val tag configure $tag $bold" .top.val tag bind $tag <Any-Leave> ".top.val tag configure $tag $normal" .top.val tag bind $tag <1> "scanBin $tag" } # . configure -cursor arrow update ure -cursor arrow # } proc scanBin {hxline} { global val val1 val2 val3 .middle.left.hval delete 0.0 end .middle.right.hval delete 0.0 end set val [.top.val get $hxline.first $hxline.last] set val2 [binary format "H32" $val] for {set i 0} {$i<=7} {incr i} { set val3 [string range $val2 $i $i] binary scan $val3 B8 hval;#<<< binary scan $val3 H2 val4 binary scan $val3 c dval set dval [expr {( $dval + 0x100 ) % 0x100}] .middle.left.hval insert end $val4\t$hval\t$dval\n } for {set i 8} {$i<=15} {incr i} { set val3 [string range $val2 $i $i] binary scan $val3 B8 hval;#<<< binary scan $val3 H2 val4 binary scan $val3 c dval set dval [expr {( $dval + 0x100 ) % 0x100}] .middle.right.hval insert end $val4\t$hval\t$dval\n } } #------------------------Main------------------------------ wm title . Binary_Data_Analyzer wm deiconify . frame .top -borderwidth 4 frame .middle -borderwidth 4 frame .bottom -borderwidth 4 pack .top .middle .bottom -side top set w .top for {set i 0} {$i<65} {incr i} {append lblstr " "} set lblstr [string replace $lblstr 2 5 Addr] set lblstr [string replace $lblstr 15 26 "16 Bytes HEX"] set lblstr [string replace $lblstr 52 56 ASCII] label $w.read2 -text $lblstr -fg blue -font {courier 9} text $w.val -height 12 -width 65 -yscrollcommand "$w.yscr set" -font {courier 9} scrollbar $w.yscr -command "$w.val yview" pack $w.yscr -side right -fill y pack $w.read2 $w.val -side top set w .middle frame .middle.left -borderwidth 4 frame .middle.right -borderwidth 4 pack .middle.left .middle.right -side left set w .middle.left for {set i 1} {$i<=28} {incr i} {append binlbl " "} set binlbl [string replace $binlbl 0 2 Hex] set binlbl [string replace $binlbl 9 14 Binary] set binlbl [string replace $binlbl 22 26 U-Int] label $w.scan -text "BinaryScan 0-7" label $w.tit2 -text $binlbl -font {courier 9} -fg blue text $w.hval -height 8 -width 28 -font {courier 9} pack $w.scan $w.tit2 $w.hval -side top set w .middle.right label $w.scan -text "BinaryScan 8-15" label $w.tit2 -text $binlbl -font {courier 9} -fg blue text $w.hval -height 8 -width 28 -font {courier 9} pack $w.scan $w.tit2 $w.hval -side top if {[winfo depth $w] > 1} { set bold "-background #43ce80 -relief raised -borderwidth 1" set normal "-background {} -relief flat" } else { set bold "-foreground white -background black" set normal "-foreground {} -background {}" } set w .bottom label $w.flbl -text "File name: " entry $w.fent -textvariable flnm -width 42 -font {-size 9 -weight bold} button $w.scan -text Scan -width 42 -activebackground white -command {doScan $stadd $lngt} button $w.getf -text File -command {set flnm [tk_getOpenFile]} frame $w.add -borderwidth 4 pack $w.add -side bottom pack $w.scan -side bottom pack $w.flbl $w.fent $w.getf -side left -padx 6 set stadd 0 set lngt 0 if {$argc>0} {set flnm [lindex $argv 0];set lngt 5000;doScan 0 5000} set w .bottom.add label $w.dim -text "in Bytes > " label $w.stlab -text "start address:" entry $w.stent -textvariable stadd -width 8 label $w.lnlab -text Length: entry $w.lnent -textvariable lngt -width 8 label $w.wrng -text "0=to EOF" -justify left pack $w.dim $w.stlab $w.stent $w.lnlab $w.lnent $w.wrng -side left -padx 6 bind . <Escape> exit bind . <Return> {doScan $stadd $lngt} bind . <Control-F1> {console show} bind .bottom.add.lnent <Button-3> {set lngt [file size $flnm]} bind .bottom.add.stent <Button-3> {incr stadd $lngt} menu .menu -tearoff 0 set m .menu.help menu $m -tearoff 0 .menu add cascade -label "Don't panic" -menu $m -underline 0 $m add cascade -label "System" -menu .menu.help.sys -underline 0 $m add cascade -label "General" -menu .menu.help.gen -underline 0 $m add cascade -label "Quirks" -menu .menu.help.qks -underline 0 set m .menu.help.gen menu $m -tearoff 0 $m add check -label "Scan button reads in file as HEX and ASCII in 16byte chunks" $m add check -label "If start is not 0, reading starts at the address specified (in decimal)" $m add check -label "If Length is 0, the entire file is read (or to EOF)" $m add check -label "Otherwise only (decimal) Length number of bytes is read" $m add separator $m add check -label "If invoked from the command line, will take filename as argument" $m add check -label " and scan from 0 to 5000" $m add separator $m add check -label "Move cursor over any line of HEX," $m add check -label "Left click to analyze each byte of highlit line" $m add separator $m add check -label "The File button opens a file dialog" set m .menu.help.sys menu $m -tearoff 0 $m add check -label "Requires Tcl/Tk 8.3 or higher" set m .menu.help.qks menu $m -tearoff 0 $m add check -label "Right click in the Length entry to compute file size" $m add check -label "Very big files can overflow something (tag array?)" $m add check -label ">Not sure what 'very big' is but 5000 bytes or" $m add check -label " fewer at a time certainly works" $m add check -label "<Enter> (return) anywhere in the main window is the same as Scan" $m add separator $m add check -label "Right click on Start Address entry increments by Length" . configure -menu .menuThanks to Larry Virden for teaching me how to post this properly.