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Format

dBASE Report Form Definition File

Summary

Name
dBASE Report Form Definition File
Version
IV
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1860
Format type
Database
Description
dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data. Being a complex digital object, the dBASE IV program needs all three FRM/FRG/FRO files in order to display a report within the programme.
File extensions
frm
Source
National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
Developed by
dBASE Inc.
Supported by
dBASE Inc.

Internal signatures

dBASE Report Form Definition File IV

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: dBASE IV Generic Design File Version 1.0

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
64424153452049562047656E657269632044657369676E2046696C652056657273696F6E20312E30
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V112

    Release date
    10 May 2023

    dBASE Report Form Definition File IV: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Library of Australia.

    dBASE Report Form Definition File IV: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.