Microsoft Works Database

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'''Microsoft Works''' is a database from Microsoft.
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'''Microsoft Works Database''' is the native database format of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite.
  
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A partial parser is available here: https://bitbucket.org/jesseweinstein/sundry-python-stuff/src/82df96b0efd6acd144d39a18c6a244dced577664/msworks.py?at=master
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See [[Microsoft Works]] for more information and resources.
  
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Documentation of the format (based on the parser above) is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JesseW/wdb_format
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== Identifiers ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Format !! Version !! Ext. !! PRONOM
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 1.05 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/169}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 1.12 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/170}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 2.0 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/171}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 3 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/259}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 3a || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/260}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for DOS || 3b || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/261}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 2.0 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/219}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 2.0a || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/222}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 3.0 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/223}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 3.0a || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/224}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 3.0b || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/225}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 4.0 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/226}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 4.0a || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/246}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 4.5 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/249}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 4.5a || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/252}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Windows || 2000 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/256}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh || 3 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/268}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh || 4 || .wdb || {{PRONOM|fmt/269}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Works Database [backup file] || || .bdb || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/344}}
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|}
  
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Another parser is available here (written in Java): http://www.codealchemists.com/worksdatabaseconverter/
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== Identification ==
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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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See [[Ext:wdb]] for the [[User:Bender]]-created links.
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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==
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[[Image:MSWorksDatabase6.0-SaveAsDialog.png|300px]]
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== Links ==
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* A partial parser is available here: https://bitbucket.org/jesseweinstein/sundry-python-stuff/src/82df96b0efd6acd144d39a18c6a244dced577664/msworks.py?at=master
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* Documentation of the format (based on the parser above) is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JesseW/wdb_format
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* Another parser is available here (written in Java): http://www.codealchemists.com/worksdatabaseconverter/
  
 
[[Category:Microsoft]]
 
[[Category:Microsoft]]
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[[Category:Microsoft Compound File]]

Revision as of 16:07, 27 October 2020

File Format
Name Microsoft Works Database
Ontology
Extension(s) .wdb, .bdb
PRONOM fmt/256, others

Microsoft Works Database is the native database format of the Microsoft Works office suite.

See Microsoft Works for more information and resources.

Contents

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

MSWorksDatabase6.0-SaveAsDialog.png

Links

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