define_data_as_types.py

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# define_data_as_types.py
# Defines a segment of addresses as the user-specified data type (byte, word, or double word).
# The byte length for each of these types is architecture dependent, but generally:
#		1 byte  = Byte
#       2 bytes = Word
#		4 bytes = Double Word
# This script with undefine all bytes in the range first which means if you previously had
# code or strings defined in the area, they will be overwritten as data.
#
# Inputs: 	start_addr: 	Start address for segment to define as data
#			end_addr:		End address for segment to define as data
#			data_type:		Type of data to set segment to (dependent on architecture)
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def define_as_data_by_size_for_block(start_addr, end_addr, data_size):
	curr_addr = start_addr;
	while (curr_addr < end_addr):
		if (data_size == 1):
			MakeByte(curr_addr)
		elif (data_size == 2):
			MakeWord(curr_addr)
		elif (data_size == 4):
			MakeDword(curr_addr)
		else:
			Warning("Invalid data_size. Breaking.")
			break;
		curr_addr += data_size

start_addr = AskAddr(MinEA(), "Please enter the starting address for the data to be defined.")
end_addr = AskAddr(MaxEA(), "Please enter the ending address for the data to be defined.")

if ((start_addr is not None and end_addr is not None) and (start_addr != BADADDR and end_addr != BADADDR) and start_addr < end_addr):
	data_size = AskLong(1, "Enter the size of each data item to be defined in the address block.\nExample: '1' for byte, '2' for word, '4' for dword\nNote the exact implementation will be dependent on architecture.")
	if (data_size == 1 or data_size ==  2 or data_size == 4):
		print ("[define_data_as_types.py] STARTING. start_addr: 0x%X, end_addr: 0x%X, data_size: %d" % (start_addr, end_addr, data_size))
		MakeUnknown(start_addr, (end_addr - start_addr), DOUNK_SIMPLE)
		print "[define_data_as_types.py] Undefined all data between 0x%X and 0x%0X" % (start_addr, end_addr)
		print "[define_data_as_types.py] Defining all data as size " + str(data_size) 
		define_as_data_by_size_for_block(start_addr, end_addr, data_size)
		print "[define_data_as_types.py] FINISHED."	
	else:
		Warning("[define_data_as_types.py] You entered a size of %d bytes. Please enter 1 (byte), 2 (short/word), 4(long, dword)");	

else:
	print "[define_data_as_types.py] ERROR. Please enter valid address values."