DOS Filename Extensions

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:18:49 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: In DOS, filenames are from 1 to 8 characters long and can be followed by an optional short name called an extension. An extension starts with a period, has 1, 2, or 3 characters, and follows immediately after the filename. The following are examples of extensions used to identify the type of data or the format of data to be found in the file. C An archived file, compressed, squashed, etc. T First Publishers graphics file M Assembly language source file, program code S BASIC language source file, program code T A DOS batch file, a series of commands executed by DOS A C-language source file, program code G File containing program configuration information M Computer Graphics Metafile M Program file, less than 64 kilobytes in size. T A data file, provides a program with input and output data F A database file created with dBASE or a compatible program A Document Content Architecture, used on IBM mainframes P Dr. Halo PIC format F Data Interchange Format, in ASCII for sharing spreadsheets C Document file created by some word processors V Driver, a file that defines hardware specifics W Corel Draw graphics file, object oriented G Drafix drawing file F AutoCAD file transfer format S Encapsulated PostScript file T Graphics font file I GEM Metafile F A Graphics Interchange Format file, by CompuServe G Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language X An index for a FoxBASE database file G GEM Image, Paint format file B Library files, as used by a compiler or assembler C A file containing Macro commands, or Macintosh formats P A map of program linkages created by linker programs U A menu file containing info for a screen menu P Microsoft Windows paint format, bit-mapped DX An index for a dBASE database file G Norton Guides database file TX An index for a TeleMagic database file J Object code file, to output file of a compiler L Overlay file to be swapped in and out of memory as needed S Source code for a PASCAL program C Lotus 1-2-3 graphic file, object oriented R Screen file or a script file S A system file, often a device driver F Tagged Image Format, scanned graphics P A temporary work file T Often an ASCII text file created with a text editor K1 Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet, Ver 2.0 KE Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet, Educational KQ Quattro Worksheet KS Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet, Ver 1A MF Graphics file, object oriented PG WordPerfect Graphics File RI Windows Write, text format RK Symphony spreadsheet file PM WordPerfect Macro definition ZIP An archived file, in compressed format, by PKware, Inc. ZOO An archived file, in compressed format, by Rahul Dhesi

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