Re: A Database file on unix machine

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Date: 04/26/03

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    BJP <bpoynor@ccfordmail.com> wrote:
    > Hello,
    > This may sound stupid but I am unfamilar with unix programs and
    > standards etc... but I am trying to figure out what type of database
    > file that a certain
    > unix program uses. I don't think the software company who made the
    > program could use their own proprietary format because IQ (intelligent
    > query) works only with certain DB's. The database file itself has no
    > file extension, but has an accompanying .idx file which I assume is an
    > index file of some sort (DB file is "csmf", index is "csmf.idx") Does
    > anyone know how I can easily determine the file type, without of
    > course calling
    > the software company? (I am trying to build a windows interface to the
    > DB file so I have to know the format)

    Have you tried the "file" command ? ( file is driven by it's own database,
    usually /etc/magic, and the most up-to-date magic is found in the "opensource"
    world)

    > BJP 

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