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Format

FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML

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
Submitted by
Preservica / Preservica

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

FieldWorks Language Explorer FWData XML

Description
XML declaration, ‘languageproject’ top level tag with version parameter.
Provenance
v.122: new signature. Submitted by Preservica, with data provided by the Endangered Language Archives.

Byte sequences

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

Changelog

  • V123

    Release date
    9 June 2026
    • Updated

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

  • V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026
    • Added format

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

    • Added signature

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