Microsoft KB Archive/86907

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
 * Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, version 2.1
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b

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SUMMARY
The Microsoft Fox database products create and use files with many different extensions. The following is a list of the extensions assigned to these files. File extensions without any notation apply only to FoxPro. Files extensions with the FoxBASE+ notation apply only to FoxBASE+. One extension (.DBF) applies to both.

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  File Extension       Description ---

.ACT                FoxDoc Action Diagrams .APP                Generated application file .BAK                Backup text or program file .CDX                Compound index file -- contains multiple index entries called &quot;tags&quot; .DBF                Database file (FoxBASE+ or FoxPro) .DBT                FoxBASE+ memo file .DOC                FoxDoc report .ERR                Compilation error file .EXE                Executable program .FCT                FoxPro Catalog memo file .FKY                Macro file containing saved macro sets .FLL                API file (FoxPro for Windows) .FMT                Screen format files (FoxPro and FoxBASE+) .FOX                FoxBASE compiled program file (FoxBASE+) .FPC                FoxPro Catalog .FPT                Memo file (FoxPro) .FPQ                Wizard-generated Updatable Query .FRM                Report format file (FoxBASE+) .FRT                Memo file associated to a Report format (.FRX) file .FRX                Report format file (FoxPro) .FXD                FoxDoc supporting files .FXP                FoxPro compiled program file .HLP                FoxDoc Help file .IDX                Single entry index file .INT                Code page and collation sequence file .LBL                Label definition file (FoxBASE+) .LBT                Memo file for a label .LBX                Label format file (FoxPro) .MEM                Memory variable save files .MLB                FoxPro for Macintosh (library file) .MNT                Menu memo file .MNX                Menu definition file .MPR                Generated menu program .MPX                Compiled menu program .MSG                FoxDoc messages files .NDX                dBASE index file format .PJT                Memo file associated to a project (.PJX) file .PJX                Project file -- a special database .PLB                API routine library file (FoxPro for MS-DOS) .PRG                Program file (FoxPro and FoxBASE+) .PRX                Screen format file .QPR                Generated query file .QPX                Compiled query program .SCT                Memo file associated with .SCX database .SCX                Screen database file .SPR                Generated screen program .SPX                Compiled screen program .TBK                Memo file backup .TMP                Temporary file .TXT                Text files .VUE                View file from the FoxPro environment (FoxBASE+) .WIN                Window file

Resource files:        FOXUSER.DBF, FOXUSER.FPT Help files:            FOXHELP.DBF, FOXHELP.FPT, FOXHELP.HLP Configuration files:   CONFIG.FP, CONFIG.FPW For a list of the extensions used by Visual FoxPro for Windows, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: "Q130686 Visual FoxPro File Extensions and File Types"