I don't understand a thing of this discussion.
I only know that a STORE statement like this:
STORE table INTO DQIM_Metrics.QVD (txt);
will create a comma-separated-value file with a QVD extension. That may be why the file won't be recoqnized as a QVD when you try to load it in the Script Editor. Try with the "Delimited" file type, and see what you get in the import dialog.
On the other hand, saying that the content looks like HTML may mean that there is indeed XML content in the QVD file. As Bill already explained, a QVD file has an XML header that documents the fields and content details of the QVD. Because you say that you cannot import the "QVD" file as a QVD-formatted file, this leads me to think that there is only XML or HTML data in this file. Did you try a Script Editor import with these file types checked? They are available immediately above and below the QVD radio button...
There is no such thing as a Notepad file format. A notepad icon in Windows Explorer means that your file associations have gone haywire. Windows doesn't recognize files based on their content. That's a Unix thing.
It would be a big help if you could post a screenshot of Notepad with this so-called QVD loaded.
Peter
