PRC (Palm OS)

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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
ASCII characters {{magic|appl}} appear at offset 60.
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In ''most'' PRC files, ASCII characters "{{magic|appl}}" appear at offset 60. But in general, it is not easy to identify PRC, and/or to distinguish it from [[PalmOS Database|PDB]]. A few PRC files even have a '''.pdb''' file extension.
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==

Revision as of 00:03, 6 September 2017

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

PRC is an archive-like file format associated with PalmOS. It stores executable code, and related data.

PRC probably stands for Palm Resource, though it is sometimes said to stand for Palm Resource Code, or Palm Resource Compiler.

It is very similar to PDB, but it is not the same format. For example, the resource records that follow the header are 10 bytes each, while for PDB they are 8 bytes each.

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Disambiguation

The term "PRC" is also associated with PalmDOC and related formats.

Identification

In most PRC files, ASCII characters "appl" appear at offset 60. But in general, it is not easy to identify PRC, and/or to distinguish it from PDB. A few PRC files even have a .pdb file extension.

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