ok all, this IS HUGE!!! I got the export function complete in Silent Animator and was able to extract all 25 keyframes that make the flag animate!!

They were extracted from the DAT file. Here is a screenshot showing what all 25 animation frames look like. They go in order from left to right (1-25):
A BIG thanks to JScones for giving me a little info and pointers for the stump I was in.
Does anyone realize what the potential of this is???? We should be able to create/modify animations now.
I have to code the import function for this yet but I'm amazed myself at what this app can do that I have created - it actually worked
Racerboy