Reading .DcLst files

[scsigirl]

Please let me know if there is any way to uncompress or convert the .DcLst file to ascii.  .bz2 files unarchive ok.

The reason behind my request:

In my audiobook hub, most users are not able to keep their entire collection online, so many of us maintain a list of what we have archived on cd+dvd and export it as an ascii file which is then shared.

These ascii lists have all been collected into a folder on the host machine to create the catalog.

I have written a script that allows users to search this catalog for any combination of keywords and the results are displayed in a window, each line tagged with the user that owns the audiobook.

Members can then PM the owner and request that the desired book be shared for downloading.

Users also have the ability to upload an updated list at any time, yes, really :o)  it took a little trial and error to figure that one out!

In addition to searching the Archive Catalog, I am adding the ability to search a catalog of DC lists of users that are currently offline.  So far I've only been able to add the .bz2 lists and none of the .DcLst files because I haven't been able to uncompress or convert them to ascii.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

scsigirl