view/convert .imr files?

[misscrf]

I have been sent some .imr files.  I do not have impromptu or reportnet, but I understand that that is the application to open them from.  Does anyone know of a tool that I can use to view or convert these files?
 
Thanks!

[MFGF]

Hi misscrf,

You will need a copy of Impromptu to be able to open .imr files.  Also, unless they are snapshot reports which contain the data as well as the report definitions, I'd hope you also have more than just .imr files too - you'd normally need either some hotfiles (.ims) or a catalog (.cat) and relevant instructions to connect it to it's database.

If you can get a copy of Impromptu (and if your reports are snapshots, or if you have a catalog, or if you have the hotfiles), you will be able to open the reports and save them in another format such as pdf, csv,excel,html etc.

Best regards,

MF.

[Blue]

You'll also need the correct version of Impromptu to read the IMR files.  E.g. 7.0 won't read 7.1.

Use a text editor like TextPad (www.textpad.com) to inspect the contents of the file.  IMR files are essentialliy semi-compiled instructions that tell the Impromptu report engine what to do.  As a poster has already said, sometimes an IMR file may also contacin data that the developer has saved with these instructions.  A pure text editor, unlike MS Word and MS Wordpad, will allow you to see the contents of the file without altering it.  In this way you should be able to see the version number near the start of the file.

Good luck.