> There are a lot of different versions of the magic number > database floating around out there, but if the file format > you're dealing with is some kind of weird proprietary thing, > then you may be stuck...
Yea, I am getting that feeling :( > > At that point, the next recourse I can think of is to open up > the file in a good hex editor (or a text editor that won't > mangle things up like Vim or Emacs) and see if you can puzzle > out any patterns. Tried that and also tried the unix strings command. No help I can tell you that there is a ~256 byte text header at the begging of the file which prints this: -- â 2004 by Mortgage Information Corp, San Francisco, CA â2004080 MKT 00Prime ERED MARKET 65533 10/14/200417:26:38 -- > > How big is the data file, out of curiosity? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ wc -c LPAS188.RED 169567897 LPAS188.RED # bytes in the file [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ wc -l LPAS188.RED 354543 LPAS188.RED $ lines in the file with those numbers. but I doubt the file is line delimited > > What kind of data are you hoping to extract from it? > > Is it just some kind of database file? If so, does the vendor > have some kind of control software for it, some kind of > management application? If so, you may be able to find some > kind of export function in there. Maybe you can tell their > tech support that you need to have some kind of backup to a > plain text file for $reason (regulatory constraints, the boss > said so, whatever) and they might be able to help you out. > It is just a data file of mtg loan stats. It uses a GUI to report and do what you like with the data. Problem is, the company i am working for no longer uses the vendor, so we can't use the GUI to look at this data and I dout the tech support will give me any help since we don't pay them anymore :) Thanks for the help --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 10/1/2004 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
