Palm OS Database

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== Specific formats ==
 
== Specific formats ==
The type of data stored in the file is indicated by a ''type/creator'' code: a total of 8 ASCII characters starting at offset 60.
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The type of data stored in the file is indicated by the ''type'' and ''creator'' codes, which are two [[FourCC]]s (a total of 8 ASCII characters) that appear starting at file offset 60.
  
 
There are separate articles for the following formats:
 
There are separate articles for the following formats:
 
* [[GrayPaint]]
 
* [[GrayPaint]]
* [[MOBI]] (type code "{{magic|BOOKMOBI}}")
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* [[MOBI]] ("{{magic|BOOKMOBI}}")
* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] (type code "{{magic|vIMGView}}")
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* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] ("{{magic|vIMGView}}")
* [[PalmDOC]] (type code "{{magic|TEXtREAd}}")
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* [[PalmDOC]] ("{{magic|TEXtREAd}}")
* [[PQA]] (type code "{{magic|pqa clpr}}")
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* [[PQA]] ("{{magic|pqa clpr}}")
 
* [[ScreenShot Hack PDB]]
 
* [[ScreenShot Hack PDB]]
* [[TealPaint PDB]] (type code "{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
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* [[TealPaint PDB]] ("{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
  
If the type code (the first 4 characters) is "{{magic|appl}}", then it is a [[PRC (Palm OS)|PRC]] file, not a PDB file.
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Additional formats might be listed at [[:Category:Palm OS Database]]. For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].
  
For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].
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See also [[PRC (Palm OS)#Identification]].
  
 
== Documentation ==
 
== Documentation ==

Revision as of 15:18, 16 September 2017

File Format
Name Palm OS Database
Ontology
Extension(s) .pdb
MIME Type(s) application/vnd.palm

A Palm OS Database is the normal format in which data is stored on a Palm OS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem, and instead store everything as part of a database. The .pdb extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC. The one other format used on a Palm device is PRC, or Palm Resource Compiler.

Specific formats

The type of data stored in the file is indicated by the type and creator codes, which are two FourCCs (a total of 8 ASCII characters) that appear starting at file offset 60.

There are separate articles for the following formats:

Additional formats might be listed at Category:Palm OS Database. For a longer list of formats, see the MobileRead Wiki.

See also PRC (Palm OS)#Identification.

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