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Format

AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set

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Summary

Name
AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/39
Description
AutoCAD is 2D and 3D computer-aided design software used by professionals such as architects, engineers and city planners to prepare technical drawings. Developed by Autodesk, it was first released in 1982, and is now very widely used. AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set files contain a set of SQL queries saved by AutoCAD, and usually created in the Query Editor.
File extensions
dbq
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: ….DBCNC R15|….QUERYSET

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
0A0000004442434E43205231357C0D0000005155455259534554
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V119

    Release date
    8 July 2024

    AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set: Format linked to mulitple signatures, these have been removed. Submitted by Preservica.

  • Added in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set: Added internal signature and description. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.

    AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.