DSM/Mitsubishi CAPS
Database Files
| Filename | Desc | Translation | Note | 
|---|---|---|---|
| BUBAN_A.DAT | Part Numbers A | ぶばん 部番 (Part Number) | Data | 
| BUBAN_A.IDX | Part Numbers A | ぶばん 部番 (Part Number) | Index | 
| BUBAN_B.DAT | Part Numbers B | ぶばん 部番 (Part Number) | Data | 
| BUBAN_B.IDX | Part Numbers B | ぶばん 部番 (Part Number) | Index | 
| BUKYOU.DAT | ぶきょう 武侠 (chivalry?) | Data | |
| BUKYOU.IDX | ぶきょう 武侠 (chivalry?) | Index | |
| CD_ID.DAT | |||
| COLOUR.DAT | Color? | ||
| HLP_MDL.DAT | Help Modal? | ||
| HLP_MDL.IDX | Help Modal? | ||
| HLP_RUI.DAT | Help User Interface? | ||
| HLP_RUI.IDX | Help User Interface? | ||
| HLP_TOK.DAT | Help Token? | ||
| HLP_TOK.IDX | Help Token? | ||
| HLP_TOKC.DAT | Help Token C? | ||
| HLP_TOKC.IDX | Help Token C? | ||
| ILLUST.IMG | Illustrations? | Image? | |
| ILLUSTX.DAT | Illustrations X? | Data | |
| ILLUSTX.IDX | Illustrations X? | Index | |
| ILST_NWS.IMG | Illustration Something?? | Image? | |
| KATARUI.DAT | かた 語る (word class? Construction class?) | Data | |
| KATARUI.IDX | かた 語る (word class? Construction class?) | Index | |
| KAT_SEQ.DAT | (Construction sequence?) | Data | |
| KAT_SEQ.IDX | (Construction sequence?) | Index | |
| KIGOD.DAT | |||
| KIGOE.DAT | |||
| KIGOF.DAT | |||
| KIGOG.DAT | |||
| KIGOP.DAT | |||
| KIGOS.DAT | |||
| KIGOU.DAT | |||
| KOYUU.DAT | Public? | ||
| KOYUU.IDX | Public? | ||
| NAMSEQD.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQD.IDX | |||
| NAMSEQE.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQE.IDX | |||
| NAMSEQF.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQF.IDX | |||
| NAMSEQG.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQG.IDX | |||
| NAMSEQP.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQP.IDX | |||
| NAMSEQS.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQS.IDX | |||
| NAMSEQU.DAT | |||
| NAMSEQU.IDX | |||
| NAM_KATA.DAT | |||
| NAM_KATA.IDX | |||
| NAM_RUI.DAT | |||
| NAM_RUI.IDX | |||
| OPC.DAT | |||
| OPC.IDX | |||
| OPTION.DAT | |||
| OPTION.IDX | |||
| PN_KATA.DAT | |||
| PN_KATA.IDX | |||
| SEIBI.DAT | |||
| SEIBI.IDX | |||
| SEISAN.DAT | |||
| SEISAN.IDX | |||
| SEQ_KATA.DAT | |||
| SEQ_KATA.IDX | |||
| SHARYO.DAT | しゃりょう 車両 (Car/Vehicle) | Date | |
| SHARYO.IDX | Contains vehicle VIN as primary key | しゃりょう 車両 (Car/Vehicle) | Index | 
| SIRYO.DAT | |||
| SPCNO.DAT | |||
| SPCNO.IDX | |||
| TANGO2D.DAT | |||
| TANGO2D.IDX | |||
| TANGO2E.DAT | |||
| TANGO2E.IDX | |||
| TANGO2F.DAT | |||
| TANGO2F.IDX | |||
| TANGO2G.DAT | |||
| TANGO2G.IDX | |||
| TANGO2P.DAT | |||
| TANGO2P.IDX | |||
| TANGO2S.DAT | |||
| TANGO2S.IDX | |||
| TANGO2U.DAT | |||
| TANGO2U.IDX | |||
| TANGOD.DAT | |||
| TANGOD.IDX | |||
| TANGOE.DAT | |||
| TANGOE.IDX | |||
| TANGOF.DAT | |||
| TANGOF.IDX | |||
| TANGOG.DAT | |||
| TANGOG.IDX | |||
| TANGOP.DAT | |||
| TANGOP.IDX | |||
| TANGOS.DAT | |||
| TANGOS.IDX | |||
| TANGOU.DAT | |||
| TANGOU.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2D.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2D.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2E.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2E.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2F.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2F.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2G.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2G.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2P.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2P.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2S.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2S.IDX | |||
| TANPNC2U.DAT | |||
| TANPNC2U.IDX | |||
| TANPNCD.DAT | |||
| TANPNCD.IDX | |||
| TANPNCE.DAT | |||
| TANPNCE.IDX | |||
| TANPNCF.DAT | |||
| TANPNCF.IDX | |||
| TANPNCG.DAT | |||
| TANPNCG.IDX | |||
| TANPNCP.DAT | |||
| TANPNCP.IDX | |||
| TANPNCS.DAT | |||
| TANPNCS.IDX | |||
| TANPNCU.DAT | |||
| TANPNCU.IDX | |||
| TOKTBL.DAT | |||
| TOKTBL.IDX | |||
| UNKATA.DAT | |||
| UNKATA.IDX | |||
| YOUGO.DAT | |||
| YOUGO.IDX | |||
| YOUGOB.DAT | |||
| YOUGOB.IDX | |||
| YPCNO.DAT | |||
| YPCNO.IDX | 
File Formats
VIN Lookup
SHARYO.IDX Lookup:
| Read start | Bytes read | 
|---|---|
| 0 | 2048 | 
| 4096 | 2048 | 
| 229376 | 2048 | 
| 229376 | 4096 | 
| 21,833,728 | 2048 | 
| 21,831,680 | 4096 | 
SHARYO.DAT Lookup:
| Read start | Bytes read | 
|---|---|
| 35,073,568 | 2048 | 
| 35,069,952 | 8192 | 
IDX - Index
Index files are broken up into 2048 byte chunks, which I will refer to as "pages". Index file must be at least 1 page in size, meaning the smallest IDX file will be 2048 bytes, filled mostly with null bytes(00h) if it has 1 or 2 indexes (there are 60 indexes per page in SHARYO.IDX for example).
Header
The first 32 bytes of each page is the "header". The header's first 8 bytes contain the filename, if the filename is less than 8 bytes the remaining bytes will be padded with 20h. After the name is "IDX", followed by 00h as a seperator.
Byte 13 (14th byte) is the "page number", starting with 01h and incrementing each page.
Bytes 14-32 appear to be other informational flags which have yet to be understood.
| Byte # | Description | 
|---|---|
| 0-7 | Uppercase ASCII, matches file name, if name < 8 bytes it is padded with 20h | 
| 8-10 | 49h 44h 58h, literal: "IDX", Uppercase ASCII | 
| 11 | Always 00h, separator or null byte for the string? | 
| 12 | Always the same in all headers that are in the same file, often seen: 09h 11h, is this multiplier or record length? | 
| 13 | The "page" count, starts at 01h increments by 1 every "header" | 
| 14-31 | Other flags | 
| 15 | 00h or 01h or 02h, always set with byte 16? Always the same as byte 16? | 
| 16 | 00h or 01h or 02h, always set with byte 15? Always the same as byte 15? | 
| 18 | Secondary counter, starts at 01h and increments by 01h, always used with bytes 15 and 16 set? | 
| 22 | Number of records on this page | 
index entry
| Byte # | Description | 
|---|
Examples
NU = NULL BYTE (00h) PA = PADDING (20h)
SEIBI.IDX - 2048 bytes
Byte : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Hex : 53 45 49 42 49 20 20 20 49 44 58 00 09 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 01 ASCII: S E I B I I D X 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
UNKATA.IDX - 2048 bytes
Byte : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Hex : 55 4E 4B 41 54 41 20 20 49 44 58 00 09 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 01 ASCII: U N K A T A I D X 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SHARYO.IDX - bytes
#Header - 32 bytes:                            \/ Page (1)                  \/ Number of records
Byte : 0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12  13  14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21  22  23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Hex  : 53 48 41 52 59 4F 20 20 49 44 58 00 11  01  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  06  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
ASCII: S  H  A  R  Y  O        I  D  X
Data :                   PA PA          NU 11  1                            6
#VIN (02) - 21 bytes                                       \/-- Count Column (2)
       { 17 bytes                                        }
Byte : 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48  49  50 51 52
Hex  : 34 41 33 41 43 38 34 4C 33 59 45 30 35 31 32 36 31  02  00 00 00
ASCII: 4  A  3  A  C  8  4  L  3  Y  E  0  5  1  2  6  1
Data :                                                     2   NU NU NU
#VIN (03) - 21 bytes
Hex  : 34 41 33 43 53 34 34 54 58 4D 45 30 30 36 31 30 36  03  00 00 00
ASCII: 4  A  3  C  S  4  4  T  X  M  E  0  0  6  1  0  6
Data :                                                     3   NU NU NU
#VIN (04) - 21 bytes
Hex  : 4A 41 33 41 4D 36 34 4A 37 52 59 30 30 35 33 35 33  04  00 00 00
ASCII: J  A  3  A  M  6  4  J  7  R  Y  0  0  5  3  5  3
Data :                                                     4   NU NU NU
#VIN (05) - 21 bytes
Hex  : 4A 41 34 47 4A 33 31 53 31 4D 4A 30 31 33 39 31 34  05  00 00 00
ASCII: J  A  4  G  J  3  1  S  1  M  J  0  1  3  9  1  4
Data :                                                     5   NU NU NU
#VIN (06) - 21 bytes
Hex  : 4A 41 37 4C 53 32 31 47 34 52 50 30 31 32 37 33 34  06  00 00 00
ASCII: J  A  7  L  S  2  1  G  4  R  P  0  1  2  7  3  4
Data :                                                     6   NU NU NU
#??? (07) - 18 bytes
Hex  : 5A 31 36 41 57 59 30 59 30 30 31 36 39 37 20 20 20  07 ... \
ASCII: Z  1  6  A  W  Y  0  Y  0  0  1  6  9  7               ... + 1893 Null Bytes (2048 byte total header space)
Data :                                           PA PA PA  7  ... /
                                             | Always 11??
#Header 2 (Start at 2048 Bytes) - 32 Bytes  \/  \/Page (2)                  \/ Number of records
Byte : 0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11  12  13  14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21  22  23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Hex  : 53 48 41 52 59 4F 20 20 49 44 58 00  11  02  00 01 01 00 01 00 00 00  60  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
ASCII: S  H  A  R  Y  O        I  D  X                                        '
Data :                   PA PA          NU  11  2      1  1     1            60     
#Indexes from page 2
       { 17 bytes                                        } \/-- Count Column (8)
Hex  : 32 36 41 58 4E 20 20 45 30 38 37 35 34 31 20 20 20  08  00 00 00
ASCII: 2  6  A  X  N        E  0  8  7  5  4  1
Data :                PA PA                      PA PA PA  8   NU NU NU
Hex  : 33 34 42 31 52 20 20 45 30 39 35 37 37 32 20 20 20  09  00 00 00 
ASCII: 3  4  B  1  R        E  0  9  5  7  7  2         
Data :                PA PA                      PA PA PA  9   NU NU NU
Hex  : 33 34 42 33 52 20 20 45 30 38 32 30 37 30 20 20 20  0A  00 00 00
ASCII: 3  4  B  3  R        E  0  8  2  0  7  0            
Data :                PA PA                      PA PA PA  10  NU NU NU
#Header 3 Byte : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hex : 53 48 41 52 59 4F 20 20 49 44 58 00 11 03 00 01 01 00 02 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ASCII: S H A R Y O I D X ' Data : PA PA NU 11 3 1 1 2 60 #Indexes from page 3 \/-- Count Column (68) Hex : 34 41 33 41 43 38 34 4C 39 59 45 30 31 38 33 37 36 68 00 00 00 ASCII: 4 A 3 A C 8 4 L 9 Y E 0 1 8 3 7 6 h Data : 68 NU NU NU Hex : 34 41 33 41 45 34 35 47 31 33 45 31 33 38 36 34 30 69 00 00 00 ASCII: 4 A 3 A E 4 5 G 1 3 E 1 3 8 6 4 0 i Data : 69 NU NU NU Hex : 34 41 33 41 45 34 35 47 36 31 45 30 33 30 33 32 30 6A 00 00 00 ASCII: 4 A 3 A E 4 5 G 6 1 E 0 3 0 3 2 0 j Data : 6A NU NU NU Hex: ASCII: Data: