diff --git a/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/DatFile.cs b/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/DatFile.cs
index fb5207e8..1ad37fba 100644
--- a/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/DatFile.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/DatFile.cs
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 			// Now parse the correct type of DAT
 			try
 			{
-				Utilities.GetDatFile(Utilities.GetDatFormat(filename), this)?.ParseFile(filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+				Utilities.GetDatFile(filename, this)?.ParseFile(filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
diff --git a/SabreTools.Library/Tools/Utilities.cs b/SabreTools.Library/Tools/Utilities.cs
index 279f925f..dc1de0cd 100644
--- a/SabreTools.Library/Tools/Utilities.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.Library/Tools/Utilities.cs
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.Tools
 			}
 		}
 
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Create a specific type of BaseReport to be used based on a format and user inputs
 		/// </summary>
@@ -564,6 +563,18 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.Tools
 			return null;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Create a specific type of DatFile to be used based on an input file and a base DAT
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="input">Name of the file to determine the DAT format from</param>
+		/// <param name="baseDat">DatFile containing the information to use in specific operations</param>
+		/// <returns>DatFile of the specific internal type that corresponds to the inputs</returns>
+		public static DatFile GetDatFile(string input, DatFile baseDat)
+		{
+			DatFormat datFormat = GetDatFormat(input);
+			return GetDatFile(datFormat, baseDat);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Create a specific type of DatFile to be used based on a format and a base DAT
 		/// </summary>