Microsoft Works Database
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Revision as of 23:37, 21 March 2022
Microsoft Works Database is the native database format of the Microsoft Works office suite.
See Microsoft Works for more information and resources.
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Identifiers
| Format | Version | Ext. | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Works Database for DOS | 1.05 | .wdb | fmt/169 |
| Microsoft Works Database for DOS | 1.12 | .wdb | fmt/170 |
| Microsoft Works Database for DOS | 2.0 | .wdb | fmt/171 |
| Microsoft Works Database for DOS | 3 | .wdb | fmt/259 |
| Microsoft Works Database for DOS | 3a | .wdb | fmt/260 |
| Microsoft Works Database for DOS | 3b | .wdb | fmt/261 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 2.0 | .wdb | fmt/219 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 2.0a | .wdb | fmt/222 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 3.0 | .wdb | fmt/223 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 3.0a | .wdb | fmt/224 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 3.0b | .wdb | fmt/225 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 4.0 | .wdb | fmt/226 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 4.0a | .wdb | fmt/246 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 4.5 | .wdb | fmt/249 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 4.5a | .wdb | fmt/252 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Windows | 2000 | .wdb | fmt/256 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh | 3 | .wdb | fmt/268 |
| Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh | 4 | .wdb | fmt/269 |
| Microsoft Works Database [backup file] | .bdb | x-fmt/344 |
Identification
Early WDB files (versions 1-2) may begin with (hex) 20 54 02 00 00 00 05 54 02 00.
Later versions 3-9 are based on Microsoft Compound File format. The root CLSID {00021303-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} has been observed.
Screenshots
Sample files
Links
- A partial parser is available here: https://bitbucket.org/jesseweinstein/sundry-python-stuff/src/82df96b0efd6acd144d39a18c6a244dced577664/msworks.py?at=master
- Documentation of the format (based on the parser above) is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JesseW/wdb_format
- Another parser is available here (written in Java): http://www.codealchemists.com/worksdatabaseconverter/
