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C-ISAM data mounted/loaded into MySQL?

Greetings,

I am working with .dat and .idx table files powered by C-ISAM for a proprietary system. These files are not readable plain text for the most part.  Is it possible to mount these in MySQL in their current file format?  I see that C-ISAM is specific to Informix so am I correct in assuming there isn't a C-ISAM specific engine I could load into MySQL?  

If getting the data to list in MySQL is possible how would I go about doing this?

I have searched in the forums and a bit on the web, similar questions were asked but no answers provided.

If there are any data experts out there I would appreciate any guidance, even if it is a well informed no.

Thank you.
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Those first two links I have previously visited.  I am still trying to grasp the whole situation, however it appears I am working with raw .idx and .dat files.  No .dbs or anything that seems to tie them together.  

I will try to wrestle with just being able to view the data with the Easysoft trial.  However if there is some option with MySQL or an eventual migration possibility I would be interested to hear about it.

If no one has anything else to add about other options I will consider your response a solution.

Thank you for your reply.
Hi guys,

I have a dump of .dat and .idx files from a C-ISAM database on my windows machine. I would like to read these files. Are you aware of any tools or solutions that can read these files or structure these files so that they can be readable?

Thanks