INF: Formats of Binary Files Used in Program Development

ID Number: Q81358

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MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary:

The following are lists of file extensions used for binary files

commonly found when developing MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2 programs. The

list also contains possible sources for more information about the

format of each file.

List A: Code Files

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Ext. Type of File Information Sources

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.COM MS-DOS program "MS-DOS Encyclopedia,"

"The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

"The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

.DLL Windows and OS/2 Same as .EXE (new segmented .EXE)

dynamic link library

.DRV Windows device driver Same as .EXE (new segmented .EXE)

.EXE (DOS) MS-DOS program "MS-DOS Encyclopedia,"

"The Programmer's PC Sourcebook,"

"Microsoft C Developer's Toolkit

Reference" (CodeView information)

.EXE (New segmented .EXE) "MS-DOS Encyclopedia,"

Windows and OS/2 "The Programmer's PC Sourcebook," and

program "Microsoft C Developer's Toolkit

Reference" (CodeView information)

.SYS MS-DOS device driver "MS-DOS Encyclopedia"

List B: Other Files

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Ext. Type of File Information Sources

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.BMP Bitmap file Microsoft Windows SDK programmer's

reference

.CUR Cursor resource file Microsoft Windows 3.0 SDK programmer's

reference, "The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

.CLP Clipboard file Microsoft Windows 3.0 SDK programmer's

reference, "The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

.FNT Font resource file "The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

.FON Font file Same as .EXE (new segmented .EXE)

.ICO Icon resource file Microsoft Windows 3.0 SDK programmer's

reference, "The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

.ILK Incremental linker Microsoft C Developer's Toolkit

file Reference

.LIB Library file Microsoft C Developer's Toolkit

Reference

.OBJ Object file "MS-DOS Encyclopedia," "Microsoft C

Developer's Toolkit Reference,"

Application note SS0288

.SYM Symbol file "Microsoft C Developer's Toolkit

Reference"

.TIF Tag Image File Format "The Programmer's PC Sourcebook"

Reference(s):

"MS-DOS Encyclopedia," Microsoft Press, 1988

"The Programmer's PC Sourcebook," Thom Hogan, Microsoft Press, 1988

Microsoft C Developers Toolkit (Can be purchased from Microsoft End

User Sales.)

"Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 1,"

version 3.0

"Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 2,"

version 3.0

"Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Guide to Programming,"

version 3.0

Application note SS0288, "Microsoft Relocatable Object Module Format"