IMR Converter

Extract text from IMR files


Drop or upload your .IMR file
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How to extract text from your IMR file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your IMR file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert IMR to another file type

To convert your IMR file to another format, you need IBM Cognos Impromptu or other Data software.

Convert a file to IMR

To convert other file formats to the "Report Definition" file type, you need software like IBM Cognos Impromptu or a similar tool.


About IMR files

Most .IMR files are legacy report definitions created by IBM Cognos Impromptu, a classic business intelligence tool used to generate reports from database data. Unlike a static document, an .IMR file often acts as a template or "recipe" containing SQL queries, filter logic, and layout formatting rather than just the final data itself. This is a common problem: you typically cannot view the report results without connecting to the original database environment using the specific legacy version of the software (often part of the Cognos Series 7 suite). Because the file uses a proprietary Microsoft Compound binary structure, you cannot simply open it in a text editor to read the query logic. Users frequently need to convert these files to preserve the report structure or migrate legacy business logic. For archiving frozen data, the best target is PDF. To extract the underlying numbers for analysis, converting the generated output to XLSX or CSV is standard practice. Note: In scientific or surveying contexts, an .IMR file may alternatively be raw Inertial Measurement Unit data generated by NovAtel Inertial Explorer software.

Convert.Guru analyzes your IMR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert IMR file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use IBM Cognos Impromptu or similar software from the "Business Intelligence Reporting" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to IMR, try IBM Cognos Impromptu or another comparable tool in the "Business Intelligence Reporting" category.



The IMR Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our IMR converter.