Is there anyway to get into a .DAT file and look at the files in it, thats if there is anyhting to look at, becouse my problem is, is with the sim city 4 rush hour expansion pack, it quits at about 57% saying it cant find this file, Radio\stations\mayor\music\sc4ep1_06_m.mp3, i looked in the cd, using explore, and there aint that location, so i am wondering if it could be in one of these .DAT files.

Sometimes you can rename DAT files to other extensions ie; CAB; ZIP; RAR and extract the files within. The best way to tell is the size of the DAT file.

Best would be to open it up with a hex editor and look for any sort of clues in the first couple bytes. A ZIP will have PK, Application has MZ, PDF has PDF.... etc

yeah, DAT files are pretty generic and can be saved in any format

oo didnt know that thanks. Also try opening it with notepad.

Well, I wouldn't recommend Notepad. it can be REALLY bitchy about large files.

Yeah I know that, but I meant notepad for much smaller files. It's a great lil app. I'm always messin with dats file in C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\data. Yeah don't try and open anything bigger than 10mb dat file in notepad lol.

gta san andreas aint out for pc yet, were can i get it from?

Also, how do i convert .DAT files.

GTA: SA [PC] & [XBOX] have been released

You can get it from an Electronics Superstore near you

or you can "buy" one from the internet