how read file ".DAT"

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Hi!
please help me
give me simple example how read ,write and update form file type ".dat".

Posted 22-Apr-12 8:24am

xxxman tofi

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Lakamraju Raghuram 22-Apr-12 14:28pm

what exactly you want to write/read in a .dat file.
Understand that .dat can be used for dumping any information, text or binary or what ever

Sandeep Mewara 23-Apr-12 2:50am

This is not a well framed question! Please elaborate and be specific on what you have tried and stuck on.
Use the "Improve question" link to edit your question and provide better information.

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TorstenH. · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-22T22:23:00

A DAT file is most times a binary file. So you should try to read it as such:

Reading and Writing Binary Files[^]

The other option is that the *.DAT extension is used instead of a proper extension.
So if binary reading does not work you should try to read it as a text file or even a picture (JPG).