Thread: Dat file format
View Single Post
Old 11-14-2011, 09:07 AM   #4
bullschuck
Minors (Rookie Ball)
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 25
Quote:
Originally Posted by molarmite View Post
I'm not sure about iOOTP but the .dat files on PC are near impossible to edit or manipulate. I believe only Markus and maybe a couple others are able to figure them out.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I can understand the data with a binary editor, it's just the equivalent of a table in a db. I just need to understand the schema. How many bits for the 1st field, how many for the second. I've pulled up several files in a hex editor and one of them had valid info showing up in the text portion. The bits just happened to line up correctly. Once I understand the bit length for each field and the number of fields per row, then all I have to do is try to figure out what each column is for.

Last edited by bullschuck; 11-14-2011 at 09:08 AM.
bullschuck is offline   Reply With Quote