file.dat

lilbit · 05-23-2006, 07:04 PM

Trying to open an attachment file that is file.dat
won't open and computer pops up box, says 'file doen not have a program associated with it'. So what di i need to gry- get. Cat is helping me type sgin.

Hammered · 05-23-2006, 07:26 PM

Do you know what program ordinarily opens, uses, or creates that file?

lilbit · 05-23-2006, 07:50 PM

no, it's an email attachment.

***Jamul*** · 05-23-2006, 07:57 PM

"dat" is not likely to be anything you can use. That extension doesn't really mean anything, but many many programmers use it to mean "data" - just a file full of stuff their program needs to run. So there's no way to know what it's for, or what uses it... unless of course it says in the email, which is what would make sense!

lilbit · 05-23-2006, 09:13 PM

Okay. Thanks for info & Thanks for the reply. I trust the person who sent it but couldn't access the file so will confer with them.

05-23-2006, 07:04 PM	#1
lilbit Dumb Person Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 176	file.dat Trying to open an attachment file that is file.dat won't open and computer pops up box, says 'file doen not have a program associated with it'. So what di i need to gry- get. Cat is helping me type sgin. __________________ Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional

05-23-2006, 07:26 PM	#2
Hammered Nailed It! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beyond the next event horizon Posts: 4,185	Do you know what program ordinarily opens, uses, or creates that file? __________________

05-23-2006, 07:50 PM	#3
lilbit Dumb Person Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 176	no, it's an email attachment. __________________ Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional

05-23-2006, 07:57 PM	#4
*Jamul* Marshmallow Head The Boss Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Anza, CA Posts: 6,183	"dat" is not likely to be anything you can use. That extension doesn't really mean anything, but many many programmers use it to mean "data" - just a file full of stuff their program needs to run. So there's no way to know what it's for, or what uses it... unless of course it says in the email, which is what would make sense! __________________

05-23-2006, 09:13 PM	#5
lilbit Dumb Person Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 176	Okay. Thanks for info & Thanks for the reply. I trust the person who sent it but couldn't access the file so will confer with them. __________________ Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional

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