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Q258137: 2nd Hex Character Overwrites 1st in Binary Value w/ MetaEdit 2.0

Article: Q258137
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000
Last Modified: 04-AUG-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use MetaEdit 2.0 to create or modify a binary value, the second
hexadecimal character of the byte overwrites the first hexadecimal character of
the byte.

For example, in the "Edit Metabase Data" dialog box for a binary value, if you
type "1A" (without the quotation marks) in the "Data" text box, and then click
OK, the value of "AA" is actually saved (instead of "1A").

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install MetaEdit 2.1.

For additional information about obtaining MetaEdit 2.1, click the article number
below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q232068 FILE: How to Download, Install, and Uninstall IIS MetaEdit 2.1

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in MetaEdit 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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MetaEdit 2.0:

MetaEdit 2.0 is included with the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.

Hexadecimal Character Pairs:

In MetaEdit, each byte of binary data is represented by a pair of hexadecimal
characters, such as 1A, 11, FF, and so on.

Additional query words: iis 5 bug RK meta edit meta-edit hex duplicated akz

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500
Version           : winnt:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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