Here's how I would learn how if I wanted to do this. Look up ics extension because I do not know what that is. If the file is a file then I would examine dats in Notepad and determine its layout on the page. If it is separated by a delimiter character then I usr data import method. If it is fixed format then use that import option. If another format then more time needed to convert data to rows. A binary file most likely needs an application that can open it. I need more details to tell you more precise steps. ADDED Now that I am home and can look up ICS I learn that it is a Google Calendar format file which I read at top of Bing. Keep in mind that you don have to go far to start reading aboutmon topics when you search. I found ICS description at top without having to load any website. Next what I would do is open the file in Notepad as a binary vs file test. There is no harm in opening any file with Notepad (don save it however). I see that Wikipedia has a description and name of the file format iCalendar. Other search results show file conversion solutions. You can bet if you have a problem someone has already created a solution and made a page for you. ics file - Bing s