Creating bin file from xml using C#

Question

I have a smart home PCL that uses 2 files for configuration. One is an XML file (sps.xml) and the other one is a binary file containing the same information as the XML file but encoded (sps.bin). I am creating my own configuration software using C# and I can modify the XML file but I am having a hard time figuring out how to create the binary file.

My question is: Having an XML file as input how can I create a bin file version of it using C#?

Here is an example of how the sps.bin looks when I open it using Windows Notepad:

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Check the PCL's manufacturers' site for documentation.

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2014-05-24 11:33:09 +00:00
Commented May 24, 2014 at 11:33 — CodeCaster
– CodeCaster, Commented May 24, 2014 at 11:33

Shlomi Borovitz · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-24 10:42:39Z

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Without a specification for the format of the bin file, you cannot do that.

You can use hex editor, change configurations, and check where the bin file changes, and maybe figure out how it is built - but without knowing its structure, you cannot build it.

XML is well known format, so there are classes to handle in the framework. "Arbitrary binary" is not a know format. There are classes to handle binary data, but again, without knowing in what format it suppose to be - they won't help you.

answered May 24, 2014 at 10:42

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