.dat

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?

thanks-
Sarah

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:

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$ file somefile.dat

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ASCII text :)

also, Gimp would not open the file.