Error playing .dat format files

[Vinay_p]

Hi im new to linux. I've been using windows for a long time and i thought i will start using linux as it will be more usefull for programming. Im using Ubuntu 10.04.
I've installed the latest vlc player.

It plays most of the file formats. But i have problem playing playing files with .dat format which usually come with video disks.

It displays this kind of error message


File reading failed:
VLC could not read the file.



this is the snapshot




Can anyone help me solve this issue.

I dont have any such problems in Windows at all. It plays perfectly.