Reading a Core Data store with other tools?

FROM : Jerry Krinock
DATE : Thu Nov 22 02:15:25 2007

I understand that it is recommended to use the XML store when 
debugging Core Data, but you know life doesn't always work out the way 
you planned it.  I was hoping that I could read a Core Data store 
file by using the command-line tool 'sqlite3' that ships with Leopard, 
but I get:

SQL error: file is encrypted or is not a database

Probably the answer is "no", that for Core Data Apple has tweaked 
sqlite beyond recognition, but I just thought I'd ask if anyone knows 
a trick or different tool which can read Core Data stores.

Thanks,

Jerry Krinock

P.S.  I did search the list archives and was surprised not to find 
that this question has ever been asked.