PHP & ?? How to edit a "Message catalog binary file?" or "GNU Gettext..."

[Firefox Wins]

Need to change a string in a language file?
Should be easy, right?  
The filesize is ~24KB, but all that shows up is somewhat like this:

Code:

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The file extension is = .mo
Searching...

mo - MM2 Output chemical modeller output file

mo - Dymola simulation file

mo - GNU Gettext machine object file   ?

mo - Pidgin instant messenger language file

mo - Audacity language file

mo - Message catalog binary file  >>> How to edit this file?

...or would a php script use a "GNU Gettext machine object file?"



EDIT:
Making some progress:
.mo files are created from .po files   (Duh!  )
Currently checking if this can read binaries, or only goes one-way:
Poedit is cross-platform gettext catalogs (.po files) editor...


EDIT#2:
This result...

(12-04-2010 04:42 PM)Firefox Wins Wrote:  The filesize is ~24KB, but all that shows up is somewhat like this:

Code:

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... was when using WinSCP to view a remote file:

It might be time to take a second look at Notepad++

• Can regular Notepad re-save a binary file?
  

Thank you...


EDIT#3
In regular Notepad I can read most of the file, but still need to test if it will save properly as a binary.
In Notepad++ (w/ default settings) = Messed up garbage...

Oh well, too much fun  
Will check back later.