Moises,

Developers commonly avoid the .dbf extension just to flummox those dBase "experts" who like to poke around in tables. .dat is one of my favorite extensions.

JME
> I am trying to read a .dat file
>
> First I tried to import from VFP with no success
> Then I simply open it as below
>
>
> use tr1.dat
> browse
>
> For my surprise I could see a browse window
> with some fields very clear
>
> However some fields are not clear with strange letters
>
> Now I am thinking:
>
> 1- Is this file a fake .dat and really a .dbf ?
> 2- Is it an ecrypted table ?
> 3- Is a table to be open in another software other
> than VFP ?
>
>
> If someone could take a look at it
> I've uploaded it to:
>
> http://acrisoft.webjump.com/tr1.dat
>
> It's my homepage space and free of viruses.
>
> thanks
>
>
> Moisés