File-Extension Differences Between dBASE and FoxPro

 Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
Article ID: Q115473
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

SUMMARY

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

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

dBASE                             FoxPro 2.x               Visual FoxPro

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 reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 foxhelp.dbf
foxhelp.hlp
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxtoolGeneral

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Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
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