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Format

FoxPro Database

Summary

Name
FoxPro Database
Version
2.x
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/373
Format type
Database
Description
This is a generic record for several versions of the Fox Pro database format, which at the moment we are unable to identify down to version level. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
File extensions
dbf
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has lower priority than

Internal signatures

Fox Pro Database 2.x

Note
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (B, C, D, F, I, L, M, N, P, T, Y).

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
F5??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(42|43|44|49|4C|4D|4E|50|54|59)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V55

    Release date
    4 January 2012

    FoxPro Database 2.x: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    FoxPro Database 2.x: Outline entry added.