PE File Explorer Help
This page describes how to use the PE File Explorer. The source code and executable can be found on the software page.
Query Address. Display the query address dialog to enable you to determine which symbol relates to which address.
Query Symbol. Display the query symbol dialog to enable you to determine which address relates to which symbol.
Memory. Display the memory display dialog to allow the internals of the PE file to be displayed as a hex dump.
Load PE. Load a PE file (DLL or EXE) using the Windows File Dialog. The PE file is parsed and the data in the PE file is displayed in the tree control.
Close. Close the program.
Help. Not implemented, no help file is available for this program.
Query Address
The preferred load address of the DLL is automatically displayed in the Preferred Load Address field.
Follow this step by step procedure to use the Query Address dialog.
- Enter the address to query into the Address field, use a leading '0x' to specify hex addresses.
- If the DLL was not loaded at its preferred load address:
- Check the Use Alternate Preferred Load Address checkbox.
- Enter the alternate load address in the Alternate Preferred Load Address field, use a leading '0x' to specify hex addresses.
- If you want the C++ symbol name to be undecorated, check the Undecorate C++ symbol names checkbox.
- Click the Query button. The results are displayed in the results area.
- Repeat this process as desired, or Click Close to close the dialog.
The implementation of this dialog is not complete.
Query Symbol
Follow this step by step procedure to use the Query Symbol dialog.
- Type the symbol name to query into the Symbol field.
- If the symbol name is to be treated as case sensitive, check the case sensitive checkbox.
- Click the Query button. The results are displayed in the results area.
- Repeat this process as desired, or Click Close to close the dialog.
The implementation of this dialog is not complete.
Memory
Follow this step by step procedure to use the Memory dialog.
- Type the address which you wish to inspect into the Address field, use a leading '0x' to specify hex addresses.
- Type the size of the data to inspect into the Size field, use a leading '0x' to specify hex addresses.
- Click the Display button.
- Use the scrollbar to move around the memory area.
- Click the Close to close the dialog.
The implementation of this dialog is not complete.
Object Media will not be held responsible for any loss incurred by using this program. You use this program at your own risk.

