Binary-to-hexadecimal stands for BinHex, which is a binary-to-text encoding system that is used for delivering binary files via e-mail. It converts binary data to ASCII characters. Any file can be converted to BinHex file. For example, graphics file, text file or binary executable file. BinHex files occupy more territory than the original files, but will not be perished by non-„8-bit clean” software.
BinHex format is useful for delivering files from one platform to another, due to all computers can manage ASCII files. Lots of e-mails contain a BinHEx encoder and decoder for sending and receiving files.
In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .HQX file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:
A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .HQX file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .HQX file, so download the update and check again.
If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:
It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.
There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .HQX extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .HQX file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.