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OutputDebugString + DebugView = not tabs!

I am dumping \t delimited data using using OutputDebugString and then use ex-Sysinternals DebugView to capture it.

The problem is that all the data in DebugView appear to be space delimited, hence I need to perfrorm CTRL+H "\x20" "t" to replace spaces with the tabs before I can use it (I really need tab delimited data).

Is there anyway to tell DebugView not to replace tabs with spaces? Or maybe there is a better tool available to capture output of the OutputDebugString function?

Any ideas are very welcome!

Solution

  • It seems this is a "feature" in DebugView. I have tried with Hoo Wintail and this dude collects tabs without any problem. So I see 3 solutions:

    1. You get Hoo Wintail (highly recommended)
    2. You write your on tool (look here for some idea how to do it or even get a complete one)
    3. You redirect to file.

    I strongly vote for option 1.