FILETYPE.TXT MICROSOFT DOS REQUIRED EXTENSIONS *.BAT DOS batch files *.chk Check Disk Files (CHKDSK) containing lost allocation units located by CHKDSK *.COM Command files that can be executed from the command line *.CPI Character set information files *.EXE Executable files that can be executed from the command line *.SYS System device drivers that control your hardware *.ASC ASCII files reserved for text or documents *.TXT ASCII files reserved for text or documents -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT WINDOWS FILE EXTENSIONS *.* MS-WORKS ALL FILES *.BMP Bit-Mapped graphic files for use as graphics or wallpaper *.CAL Calendar files *.CLP Clipboard files *.CRD Cardfile files *.CUR Cursor files for Windows and its programs *.DLL Dynamic Link Library files containing function that can be called *.DRV Device Driver files that Windows uses *.FON Font files for Windows programs *.GRP Group files used by Windows program manager *.HLP Help files for Windows programs *.ICO Icon files used in the Windows program manager window *.INI Initialization files that configure Windows *.MID MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) files that can be played in Windows *.PAL Paintbrush color files, produced by Paintbrush *.PCX Paintbrush files, produced by Paintbrush *.PIF Program information files for DOS programs *.PUB MS PUBLISHER *.REC Recorder files, produced by Recorded *.TRM Terminal files, produced by Terminal *.TXT Text files, produced by Notepad *.WAV Wave sound files that can be played in Windows *.WDB WORKS DATA BASE *.WKS WORKS SPREAD SHEET *.WPS WORKS WORD PROCESSOR FILE EXTENSIONS OF GRAPHIC FILE FORMATS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *.AI Adobe Illustrator vector based graphics file *.BMP Bit-Mapped graphic files for use as graphics or wallpaper *.CDR Corel Draw file *.CGM Computer Graphics Metafile, vector based graphics file *.CLR Color-palette file of (Show Partner) *.CUT Graphics file format *.DXF Data file exchange format, vector based graphics file format used Auto Cad 3D & Micrografx Design *.EPS Encapsulated Postscript, Vector based graphics file format, Good for clip Art and used by many programs. *.EXE Executable files that are a self displaying picture *.GEM Graphics file of GEM *.GEN Graphics file of Ventura Publisher *.GIF Graphics interchange Format of Compuserve *.GRF Graphics file of Charisma *.IFF Interchange Format File of Deluxe Paint *.IMG Image graphics format file of Windows or GEM Photo-CD graphics format file of Kodak *.PCT Picture file of Macintosh *.PCX Paintbrush color file *.PFM Printer Font Metric of Windows font files *.PIC Picture file of various programs *.PIF Picture information file of IBM GRAPHICS *.PIX Picture file of various programs *.MSP MicroSoft Paint file *.RLE Windows graphic file *.TIF Tagged Image File, graphics format where colors have been converted to gray scale. *.TGA Targa graphic file format of Truevision Targa *.WMF Windows Metafile Picture file *.WPG WordPerfect graphics file --------------------------------------- FILE EXTENSIONS ALL PROGRAMS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *.* WORKS ALL FILES *.ACT Account data file of the communication program Bitcom *.ACT Actor language source code *.AI Adobe Illustrator vector based graphics file *.AIO APL file transmission format *.AMG System language for Actor *.APL APL work file *.APP Application file for SQL-Windows *.ARF Automatic action file (FORTRAN, COBOL) *.ASC ASCII text file reserved for text or documents *.ASM Assembler source file *.BAK Backup copy of a file *.BAS BASIC source text *.BAT DOS batch files *.BIN Binary-file *.BLK Block file of the demo program Show Partner *.BMP Bit-Mapped graphic files for use as graphics or wallpaper *.CAL Calendar files *.CCL Communication Command Language file (Intalk) *.CDR Corel Draw file *.CFG Configuration file *.CGM Computer Graphics Metafile, vector based graphics file *.CHK Check disk file (CHKDSK) *.CLP Clipboard files *.CLR Color-palette file of (Show Partner) *.CLS Libra for Actor *.CMD dBase program *.CMP Word list for spell checker of MS Word *.chk Check Disk Files (CHKDSK) containing lost allocation units located by CHKDSK *.CNF Configuration file, various programs *.COB Cobol source file *.COD Programs translated with FORTRAN *.COL Spreadsheet file of Multiplan *.COM Executable DOS program, which fits into a memory segment. *.CPI Character set information files *.CRD Cardfile files *.CRF Cross reference list created by MASM Assembler *.CRS Data for a Golfcource of the "World Tour Golf"game *.CTX Data for the tutorial of various Microsoft products *.CUR Cursor files for Windows and its programs *.CUT Graphics file format *.DAT Data file for various programs *.DB Paradox database file *.DBD Demonstration file for "Bricklin's demo" *.DBF Data base in dBase format *.DBS DAta base in SQL-Windows format *.DBS Word printer driver *.DBT Data base temporary file for SQL-Windows *.DCT Spellstar dictionary file *.DEF Windows Module definition file *.DEV Device driver for various programs *.DFM Palantir-Filer data input mask *.DFV Word, defines style sheet view *.DIC Dictionary file for various programs *.DIF Data Interchange Format, standardized file format for data exchange. *.DIR Telephone directory for the dialling from Sidekick *.DIS F & A initialization file *.DOC WORD FOR DOS WORD PERFECT *.DLL Dynamic Link Library files containing function that can be called from with in Windows. *.DRV Device Driver for various programs *.DRW Micrografx Designer vector based Draw file format, *.DTF Data base for F&A and PFS *.DXF Data file exchange format, vector based graphics file format used Auto Cad 3D & Micrografx Design *.EMU Terminal Emulation file of the Bitcom communication program *.EPS Encapsulated Postscript, Vector based graphics file format, Good for clip Art and used by many programs. *.EXE Executable files that can be executed from the command line *.F# Formula definition for the input template of Paradox *.FMT Format or template of dBase *.FNT Fonts for various programs *.FON Font files for Windows programs *.FOR Fortran source-program *.FRM File report format of dBase *.GEM Graphics file of GEM *.GEN Graphics file of Ventura Publisher *.GIF Graphics interchange Format of Compuserve *.GRF Graphics file of Charisma *.GRP Group files used by Windows program manager *.GX1 Graphics Snapshot file of Show Partner *.H Header file of the C compiler *.HEX Hex-file of DEBUG *.HLP Help files for Windows programs *.HSG Screenshot graphics file *.ICO Icon files used in the Windows program manager window *.IDX Index file *.IFF Interchange Format File of Deluxe Paint *.IMG Image graphics format file of Windows or GEM *.IMP Implementation file of IBM Pascal *.INC Include file of MS-Pascal *.INI Initialization files that configure Windows *.INT Interface file of IBM Pascal *.IT Intalk settings file *.JOR SQL Windows journal file *.JPG Joint Picture Expert Group- graphic format file *.KBD Keyboard configuration of EuroScript *.LAY Layout file of Superkey *.LBL Label file of dBase *.LBM InterLeave BitMap file *.LIB Library file of various programs *.LOD Load file of some copy protection systems *.LSP Lisp source text *.LST List file of various programs *.MAC Macro file *.MAP Map file of Link *.MDM Modem file *.ME Me as in READ.ME file *.MEM Memory file of dBase *.MEU Menu file of DOSSHELL *.MID MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) files that can be played in Windows *.MNU Menu file of Norton Commander *.MSG Message file *.MSP MicroSoft Paint file *.NDX Index file of a data base *.NET Network configuration file *.OBJ Object code file *.OVD Overlay of Paradox *.OVL Overlay of various programs *.OVR Overlay of various programs *.OV Overlay of various programs *.PAL Paintbrush color palette *.PAS Pascal file *.PCD Photo-CD graphics format file of Kodak *.PCT Picture file of Macintosh *.PCX Paintbrush color file *.PCC Picture cuts of Paintbrush *.PFM Printer Font Metric of Windows font files *.PGM Program overlay file *.PIC Picture file of various programs *.PIX Picture file of various programs *.PIF Program information files for DOS programs *.PIF Picture information file of IBM GRAPHICS *.PJ Project file of Super Project *.PRF Printer file of Visicalc *.PRG Program file of dBase *.PRJ Project file *.PRN Printer file *.PUB MS PUBLISHER *.PX Primary Index file of Paradox *.R# Report file of Paradox *.RC Resource Script file of Windows *.REC Recorder files, produced by Recorder *.REF Cross-reference file *.RLE Windows graphic file *.SC Script file *.SCR Screen display file *.SCP Script file of Bitcom *.SCR Script or Screen file *.SET Set file of Paradox *.SIK Save information file of Word *.SLD Working file of AutoCad *.SOB Part of the on-line tutorial of MicroSoft *.SOM Sorting of information settings *.SPL Spooling file of Sqltalk *.SQL SQL data file of Windows *.SYM Symbolic Debugger of Windows *.SYN Synonym file of Thesaurus *.SYS System device drivers that control your hardware *.TIF Tagged Image File, graphics format where colors have been converted to gray scale. *.TGA Targa graphic file format of Truevision Targa *.TMP Temporary file for various programs *.TXT ASCII files reserved for text or documents *.VC VisiCalc spreadsheet *.WAV Wave sound files that can be played in Windows *.WDB Works data base file *.WKS Works spread sheet file *.WMF Windows Metafile Picture file *.WPG WordPerfect graphics file *.WPS Works Word Processor file MS Work for DOS *.WRI Windows write file *.x INDEX FILE *.XLC Exel-chart file *.XLM Exel macro file *.XLS Exel spreadsheet file *.Y Paradox Index file *.Z Paradox Index file