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  1. Oct 24th, 2005, 10:09 AM #1
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    Arrow Importing everything else than MS?

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    I need to import some data from a SolidWorks file, but I don't know how to import data from a closed, non-MS file !

    Can you guys think up of something ?

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    Re: Importing everything else than MS?

    You basically need to start by finding out the format of the file, which is not an easy task if it is a "closed" format (I once had to attempt to decode an Excel file, and gave up after a couple of weeks!).

    There may be information around that you can use, one place to look is www.Wotsit.org , as they have detailed descriptions of many file formats.

    Alternatively, you may be able to use a method such as Automation (if the application supports it).
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    Re: Importing everything else than MS?

    Does it have a function or feature to export data from SolidWorks into a textfile format or something?
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    Re: Importing everything else than MS?

    It might have, but I'm afraid that it will complicate it...
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    Re: Importing everything else than MS?

    It will probably do the opposite - decoding a file format accurately is a hard thing to do.
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