What is a DAT file?

For example, the VCD file is. dat (you can refer to qa000133"How to program a VCD"), and many data analysis software also uses this extension to save data. So it depends on the specific software situation.

If the file you receive is, it means that it is in TNEF format sent by Outlook. Yes, you can.

XP's own **device can also**dat file DAT file is actually a data file, that is, data, the general are auxiliary classes, do not need to open, in fact, the application will naturally call these data files when they are used, and one of the more special is the VCD file, which can be opened with a general **** device.

Resources.

There are two types of DAT files:

1) Hard disk. The dat file, which is the database file (data) of a certain program group, is used to store data parameters, such as 3D models in 3D games, ** files, etc. It's useless to open this one either, because it's all coding.

2) VCD. dat file, this is a VCD video data file, which is equivalent to: MPG files, you can open with Media Player, Media Classic, Real(One) Player, etc., you just need to launch your software, drag and drop the file into the software window.

VCD. DAT files are usually around 500MB in size.

DAT file, which can be seen according to the extension, is the meaning of data, that is, data file, this kind of file is not absolutely defined, many programs have different ways to interpret it, the key is to see what directory you are in this file.

If it is in a VCD disc or VCD disc image, then it can be opened with **** tools such as Windows Media Player or Storm Video;

If it's in a software directory, it's not good. If it's ASCII-encoded, you can open it with a text tool like Notepad or Ultraedit, otherwise it's usually in a software-defined format that the user can't open and view.

Database file format.

or VCD file format.

DAT is not a standard file format, a lot of software uses this extension, DAT files are literally data files. If it is a plain text file, it can be opened directly with the Notepad tool, and if it is other, it can be opened with a ** device.

Open by: Notepad (when the DAT file is less than 10K) may be archived in TXT format. If it is greater than 10k, it may be the data of a certain program, and it cannot be opened with Notepad.

There are two main formats of DAT files in <> computer, one is a plain text file, similar to a TXT file, which can be opened with tools such as Notepad, WordPad, etc. The other is a multi-** image file, which can be opened by ** software such as Kingsoft Shadow Master. If you have a file, some of them can be opened directly with Microsoft's built-in tool of the **** tool.

Usually the DAT file is not associated with any program, so you have to open it manually. Select File from the menu that pops up, and then select the Open command.

If your DAT file is a complex and large file, or the decoder in your computer is not very good, it may take some time to open, but if your audio decoder does not, you need to install a decoder to open it.