20 dBASE Database IV Database 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. Text 1 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives 10 Oct 2003 Further information about the dBASE file format can be obtained at http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000325.shtml 09 May 2023 application/dbase MIME x-fmt/10 PUID dbf File extension 544 dBASE Database IV without memo Header sequence: Version number (04), Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 04??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4E) 545 dBASE Database IV SQL table files, no memo Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 43??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4E) 546 dBASE Database IV SQL system files, no memo Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 63??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4E) 547 dBASE Database IV SQL table files, with memo Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 CB??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E) 548 dBASE Database IV, with memo (7B byte) Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 7B??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E) 549 dBASE Database IV, with memo (8B byte) Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 8B??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E) 550 dBASE Database IV, with SQL Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N). 1 Absolute from BOF 0 8E??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E)