Yamaha SFF1 Style Dumper for PSRs

STYDUMP.EXE interprets SFF1 style files without the need for a HexDump program. The application runs in a DOS Command window under Windows 9x or NT. Instead of a hexadecimal display, you will find a reasonable interpretation of the file's contents, including the sequence name, descriptive information, accompaniment sections by name, all events, and the Ctab listing at the end.

Instructions For Use

Operation is easy. Using WinZip or pkunzip, simply extract StyDump.exe from the .zip file to C:\Windows or C:\Winnt or whatever you have named the Windows primary directory.

Open an MS-DOS window (Start/Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt) and change directory to the drive and folder in which your style file is located. You must have created the folder beforehand. Here's an example:

C:\>cd mystyles 
C:\MYSTYLES>
			

Now you are ready to run StyDump. Let's say the file you wish to explore is called ZigZag.sty. You would type in the following:

C:\MYSTYLES>stydump zigzag.sty

However, the contents will scroll faster than you can read, so let's redirect the output to a file we can browse afterward in Notepad.

C:\MYSTYLES>stydump zigzag.sty > dump.txt

Now you can open Notepad.exe (Start/Programs/Accessories/Notepad) and open the file called C:/MYSTYLES/dump.txt.

You may discover a few surprises inside the file, such as substitutions for section names in Ctabs, a misspelled or garbled sequence name. We hope you will find Style Dumper useful and informative.