split_dat.py

import os
import argparse

def split_dat_file(input_file):
    try:
        # Open the .DAT file in binary mode
        with open(input_file, 'rb') as file:
            data = file.read()

        # Define headers and initialize variables
        headers = [b'VAGp', b'XVAG']
        positions = []

        # Search for all occurrences of headers
        for header in headers:
            start = 0
            while (index := data.find(header, start)) != -1:
                positions.append((index, header))
                start = index + 1

        # Sort the positions by order of appearance
        positions.sort()

        # Extract files based on headers
        for i in range(len(positions)):
            start_index, header = positions[i]
            end_index = positions[i + 1][0] if i + 1 < len(positions) else len(data)

            # Extract file data
            file_data = data[start_index:end_index]
            extension = '.VAG' if header == b'VAGp' else '.XVAG'

            # Create output file name
            output_file = f'{os.path.splitext(input_file)[0]}_{i + 1}{extension}'

            # Write the extracted data to a new file
            with open(output_file, 'wb') as out_file:
                out_file.write(file_data)

            print(f"Created file: {output_file}")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Split a .DAT file into multiple .VAG and .XVAG files.")
    parser.add_argument("input_file", help="Path to the input .DAT file")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    split_dat_file(args.input_file)