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Hey there-- I'm trying to produce a healpix images from data sent from a remote server... the guy's files are in .dat format, what program can i use to view/open/ ...
  1. 07-12-2004 #1
    xiggystardust
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    Hey there-- I'm trying to produce a healpix images from data sent from a remote server... the guy's files are in .dat format, what program can i use to view/open/ use .dat files?

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    Sarah
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  2. 07-12-2004 #2
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    Usually if files are .dat, all it means is they are binary, not ascii.

    Try this to see if it tells you what format it is
    Code:
    $ file somefile.dat
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  4. 07-12-2004 #4
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    also, Gimp would not open the file.
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