What Do You Know About File Extension DBF
File extension DBF was originally the proprietary file format of dBase Inc’s database software which also called dBase. Due to dBase’s early dominance in the database market this format has become popular as a sort of standard database format by a number of applications including Sage ACT!, Microsoft Visual FoxPro and Clipper.
The DBF format was very popular when dBASE III was originally released as it offered a simple, easy to implement database structure which other applications could support. Even though dBASE began to lose popularity as other database applications such as Paradox and Microsoft Access began to emerge, support for the DBF file format was retained and is still supported by many modern programs.
The data in a DBF file is stored in a database format, which consists of an array of individual records. Each record can contain multiple data items stored in fields, and will usually be referenced using a primary key. A primary key is a unique identifier, and is either an incremental value stored in a field, or another field containing data which will be unique to each record. You can use databases such as DBF files to store a wide variety of data such as product information, contact details and customer accounts.
You can open file extension DBF files by dBASE III and above, though the contents of the file may be specific to other applications such as Sage ACT!, Microsoft Visual FoxPro or Clipper. You can also open DBF files using the database and spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice.org Base. File extension DBF files can also be read using Corel’s Paradox dBase Viewer.
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