Help with .UDF file

[Thala Dan]

I'm trying to open and edit a User Database from a satellite meter.

The database is saved as "userdb.udf" from the meter onto USB device - I would like to open it on my PC and change some of the satellite and channel settings, and then load back into the meter. Unfortunately, no editing software came with the meter.

Google tells me that .udf is generally a type of archive file, similar to .iso and the like, and recommended programs are 7-zip and Peazip.

I've tried both of these, but neither recognises the file.

I can open it with Notepad - but the result is something that resembles the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Anybody got any thoughts on where to go from here?

[lsemmens]

I hope you are playing with a copy of the original file. You might try opening it with Access or Excel and see if they can read the format.

[Al Bundy]

Check your PM's

[Thala Dan]

I hope you are playing with a copy of the original file.

Absolutely

You might try opening it with Access or Excel and see if they can read the format.

I tried Excel, and got a strange result - here is a bit of it - much of it was just garbage:

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Not sure if there are any clues there, but as you can see it managed to get some sense out of it.

I've got Access on my Office CD, but have never bothered installing it.

I used a UDF analyser on the Fileviewpro site, and it came up with:

File Name userdb.udf
UDF
File Size 1.25MB
File Type Unknown
MIME Type application/octet-stream
MD5 Hash 8484354c2c786bf1a8c6d834a88a3880
SHA1 Hash e2333afc2d607f98f7a08fcce76e0c78cd5e9b7b
SHA256 Hash e2d466a1ba5e262c3ce38b4a6c6cc3788def39271fd2317281 9181856941ec53

File Metadata
File Size 1280 kB


I'll start the tedious enquiry process back through the meter supply chain, but any further comments here would be most welcome.

[tristen]

The posting at mentions the use of two programs in relation to opening an udf.file used in a satellite receiver.

Yes, I realise that the file in question is from a satellite meter, but the information might prove useful nonetheless.

"The basic no frills ALI Editor and the new standard in satellite editing software, MediaBox Editor Studio.

ALI Editor - File Types: Default Data File (.ddf), User Data File (.udf) and System File (.abs)
MediaBox Editor Studio v1.10_2013 by CeceLife - File Types: User Data File (.udf) and System File (.abs)"

Alieditor can be downloaded from (bottom of page) should you wish to try it.