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Q115473: File-Extension Differences Between dBASE and FoxPro

Article: Q115473
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.6; WINDOWS:2.6,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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The information below describes the file-extension differences between dBASE and
FoxPro. Some of this text is also found in the "Switching from dBASE" topic in
FoxPro 2.6 Help.

To go directly to this topic in FoxPro, choose dBASE Help from the Help menu.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following table lists differences in file extensions between dBASE and
FoxPro.

dBASE                             FoxPro 2.x               Visual FoxPro
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Applications
      .APP, .PRG                 .APP                      .APP

  Catalogs
      .CAT                       .FPC, .FCT                Not Applicable

  Indexes
      .MDX, .NDX                 .CDX, .IDX                .CDX, .IDX

  Labels
      .LBL, .LBG                 .LBX, .LBT                .LBX, .LBT

  Menus
      Not Applicable             .MNX, .MNT,               .MNX, .MNT,
                                 .MPR, .MPX                .MPR, .MPX

  Programs
      .PRG, .PRS                 .PRG, .FXP                .PRG, .FXP

  Projects
      Not Applicable             .PJX, .PJT                .PJX, .PJT

  Queries
      .QBE, .QBO, .UPD, .UPO     .QPR, .FPQ, .CSQ          .QPR, .QPX

  Reports
      .FRM, .FRG, .FRO           .FRX, .FRT                .FRX, .FRT

  Screens
      .SCR, .FMT, .FMO           .SCX, .SCT, .SPR, .SPX    .SCX, .SCT

  Tables
      .DBF, .DBT                 .DBF, .FPT                .DBF, .FPT

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin foxhelp.dbf foxhelp.hlp akz

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260 kbVFP300
Version           : MS-DOS:2.6; WINDOWS:2.6,3.0

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