Microsoft Works Database
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'''Microsoft Works Database''' is the native database format of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite. | '''Microsoft Works Database''' is the native database format of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite. | ||
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== Identifiers == | == Identifiers == | ||
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! Format !! Version !! Ext. !! PRONOM | ! Format !! Version !! Ext. !! PRONOM | ||
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 1.05 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/169}} | |Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 1.05 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/169}} | ||
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|Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh || 4 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/269}} | |Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh || 4 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/269}} | ||
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| + | |Microsoft Works Database [backup file] || || .bdb || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/344}} | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | Early WDB files (versions 1-2) may begin with (hex) {{magic|20 54 02 00 00 00 05 54 02 00}}. | ||
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| + | Later versions 3-9 are based on [[Microsoft Compound File]] format. The ''root CLSID'' {00021303-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} has been observed. | ||
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| + | ==Screenshots== | ||
| + | [[Image:MSWorksDatabase6.0-SaveAsDialog.png|300px]] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|document/microsoftWorksDatabase}} | ||
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| + | == 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/ | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Microsoft Compound File]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:07, 28 December 2023
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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[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Screenshots
[edit] Sample files
[edit] 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/
