.dat files

**benh** · September 24th, 2006, 02:32

hi all

Can you give me a link to a program that opens .dat files because i need to open 1 from a firmware dump for a hack but i dont know how to open them, i have tryed notepad etc.

any suggestions

**yaustar** · September 24th, 2006, 02:51

Depends on the format of the .dat file. Try a hex editor such as xvi32.

**benh** · September 24th, 2006, 03:02

nope a hex editor didnt work any other ideas

**yaustar** · September 24th, 2006, 12:21

It probably be a proprietary format so you have to make you own tool to 'read' it.

**benh** · September 24th, 2006, 13:09

how would i make my own tool

**yaustar** · September 24th, 2006, 20:45

By coding it.

**benh** · September 24th, 2006, 21:12

But i wouldnt know how to make a program to open a file that i dont know has what kind of coding is in it

**yaustar** · September 24th, 2006, 21:17

Originally Posted by benh

But i wouldnt know how to make a program to open a file that i dont know has what kind of coding is in it

Then this question below is pretty much moot unless you use this as excuse to start learning.

Originally Posted by benh

how would i make my own tool

In short you are hacking a file format so you can edit it from a more 'readable' front end. You need to understand the way that the data is laid out by experimenting before you can write a proper tool to edit the file.

**benh** · September 24th, 2006, 21:24

can u help me?

**yaustar** · September 24th, 2006, 21:37

No, for two reasons:
1. I don't have time
2. It really doesn't sound like you know what you are doing and by the nature of your previous questions, it looks like I will end up developing the tool rather then you.

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