[X4U] Dat file extension

[Terence Cozad]

If I can jump in. I frequently get these from people who save from Outlook 
for Windows. When they have the standard encoding on it cannot be read 
except by someone else with Outlook (not Outlook Express).
My solution is to use MacLink Plus and it has opened the files every time. 
It has to convert them to their native docs.
The other solution is to have the Outlook person (if that is the source) 
turn off encoding and send the file unencoded.
But, MacLink Plus has never let me down.
Terry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda" <XPressoBean at mac.com>
To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user." 
<x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [X4U] Dat file extension


> On 3/13/08 9:51 AM, LA Licata wrote:
>
>> Any other suggestions (except to buy a windows machine)?
>
> Do you have any text programs, like BBEdit or TextWrangler? They might be
> able to get at the text, if not the pictures.
>
> After using Google to search for "how to open .dat file Mac", I started
> reading some sites. Apparently there's no single program that creates 
> them.
> One of the threads said that even VCD (video CD) comes in a .dat file, so 
> my
> suggestion is that you start dropping the file on every app you have --
> Word, Excel, Keynote, VLC, QuickTime, Flip4Mac, Maclink Plus, etc. One app
> mentioned by name was "VCDGear" for Mac OS and Linux. Maybe you'll find
> something that will open it.
>
> Have you dropped it into your home DVD player yet to see if it will play
> there?
>
>
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