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Format

Visual FoxPro Database Container File

Summary

Name
Visual FoxPro Database Container File
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/150
Format type
Database
Description
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
dcx
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (index files)

Note
Rudimentary signature developed utilising collection of dcx files obtained from Visual Fox Pro 7 Databases and webharvested samples.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
0004000000000000000000000A00[!00]{1009}03000200FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF{1}01FFFF{2}0F0F{491}[41:5A]000A{502}2B00[0B:0F]0000002B00{512}[!00]00[!00]00FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V55

    Release date
    4 January 2012

    Visual FoxPro Database Container File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.