Unknown file in a Basic system

[kbhit]

Hi,

i have come across a dos based system which contains dat files at back end. there is a microsoft basic compiler residing in that system directory which means the system is built using MS basic. problem is, i am unable to determine the format of these dat files. coz i want to convert them. there is a utility (named "PEEK" which extracts the data from these files but in irruglar format which wont help the cause. kindly help in extracting data from these dat files.

 

[EBGreen]

How irregular is tha data when it is extracted using peek?

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[kbhit]

Well the data is irregular in the sense that the fields lengths varies for records and sequence of fields is variable in records as well.


thnkx

 

[EBGreen]

Have you given any thought to using a more powerful scripting language. Perl will run on DOS.

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