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Format

FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML

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Summary

Name
FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2085
Format type
Text (Mark-up)
Description
FWData is a XML data format native to FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx), an application for recording and analysing information relating to languages and cultures.
Note
Source: https://software.sil.org/fieldworks/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/10/FieldWorks-7-XML-model.pdf
File extensions
fwdata
Source
Preservica / Preservica

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML

Note
XML declaration, ‘languageproject’ top level tag with version parameter.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D227574662D38223F3E(0D|0A|0D0A)3C6C616E677561676570726F6A6563742076657273696F6E3D
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V123

    Release date
    9 June 2026

    FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML: Priority added over fmt/101 Extensible Markup Language 1.0. Submitted by Preservica.

  • Added in V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026

    FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica with data provided by the Endangered Language Archives.

    FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica with data provided by the Endangered Language Archives.