Opening an HCR File

The HCR file type is primarily associated with PrintMaster.

HCR	File extension: HCR
	File type:	half-fold card file

What is an HCR file

HCR files mostly belong to PrintMaster by Broderbund. The HCR file extension is primarily associated with HydroCAD, the stormwater modelling application. This application uses the HCR extension for its rainfall curve data file. This application provides automated stormwater runoff solutions and the rainfall allocation data stored in the rainfall curve data files is used to simulate effective runoff processes.

Main Usage: HydroCAD automatically saves the data entered by users in rainfall folder as HCR files. The rainfall curve distribution data is stored in tabular format. The software also has some templates of pre-defined rainfall curve tables stored in HCR file format. The rainfall curve distribution data is stored in ASCII text format.
Associations:
- Half-Fold Card file: The HCR file extension is also used for half-fold Card files prepared by applications like American Greetings creatacard and Broderbund PrintMaster. These files contain layout and images of templates for a half-fold card design.
- The HCR file extension is also associated with HCD and HCM configuration managers for z/OS operating system developed by IBM which stores production configuration for the apps.

How do you open HCR files?

You need a suitable software like PrintMaster to open an HCR file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your HCR file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a HCR file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert HCR files:

PrintMaster by Broderbund
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. HCR files are often referred to as PrintMaster page layouts because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
CreataCard (half-fold card file) by Broderbund
CreataCard is a greeting card design software from Broderbund that has been discontinued as a software for personal computers and is now distributed as an app. The HCR file is used by the software to store a half-fold card design. The file format is now obsolete. This file format is classified as Page Layout. Related links: CreataCard App, Old FAQs for CreataCard, New FAQs for CreataCard
Hardware Configuration Manager (production configuration file) by IBM
Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) is a client/server interface for configuring harware in the z/OS operating system. HCR files are production configuration used by the Hardware Configuration Manager. If the files are compressed, they have the HCRZ extension. This file format is classified as System. Related links: HCM in IBM Knowledge Center, HCM User Guide, Hardware Configuration Manager Video Introduction, Compressing HCR Files
HydroCAD (HydroCAD rainfall curve file) by HydroCAD Software Solutions
HydroCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) tool used by civil engineers for modelling stormwater runoff. HCR files are HydroCAD rainfall curve files which store rainfall distribution data. This file format is classified as CAD. Related links: HydroCAD on Wikipedia, HydroCAD File Formats, Sample HCR File, Free HydroCAD Sampler, HydroCAD Webinar

HCR file format:

The file format determines how the data is stored in the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Below is our analysis of the HCR files:

HCR is seldom used as a file extension and mainly uses a special format. The following file formats are most commonly found in HCR files:

75% of all HCR files internally use the Microsoft Compound File format, which is also called Compound File Binary File format (CFBF or CFB) or OLE2 Compound Document format. This general-purpose file format provides a file-system-like structure within a file for the storage of arbitrary, application-specific streams of data. The Compound Document format is always starting with the bytes D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1. Sections and streams in the file have names like Contents and PMW Document. The files are on average 440 KB in size and range from 25 KB to 2 MB. The file type is very old and rarely used today. These files are often associated with card, bday and christmas, and contain person-related data.
8% of all HCR files start with the magic bytes ìíÞì, which are always the first bytes of this file format. The contents of these files cannot be read by a human; only a computer program can interpret the data. Most of these files are 1 MB to 2 MB in size. Files like these are about session.

All other HCR files (17%) have different formats. If you want to find out what your HCR file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for HCR File Extension

File classification:

Page Layout

Related files:

hrc, sig, pdf, bld, pl1, bro

Related links:

PrintMaster on Wikipedia, Forum Discussion Mentioning HCR Files, PrintMaster 2020 UI Video Introduction

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: American Greetings 8.0

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: American Greetings CreataCard 6.0
EXEFile: agccard.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: American Grettings CreataCard 7.0
EXEFile: agccard.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: Broderbund Premium Print Application
EXEFile: AGCCard.EXE

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: PrintMaster 15.0
EXEFile: pmw.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: ps10

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: PS11
EXEFile: PS11.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: The Print Shop 12.0
EXEFile: lem.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: Broderbund Half-fold Card Type, AppName: The Print Shop 15.0

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType, FileType: PMW Half-fold Card Type, AppName: pmw

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\AGCREA~1\agccard.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\BUSINE~1\bcc.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PRINTM~1\pmw.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MINDSC~1\PRINTM~1\PMW.EXE %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The Print Shop 20\tps.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: D:\BRODER~1\AGCREA~1\agccard.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PROFES~1\pppbl.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HPSelect\PS12\THEPRI~1\ps.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\ps.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~2\AGCREA~1\agccard.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\ps10.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CALEND~1.0DE\AGB\agb.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HPSelect\ps12\PRINTM~1\Pmw.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~3\pspw.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\PS11.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: C:\pmw\PMW.EXE %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PrintMaster 16\pm.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PRINTM~1\pmwe.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The Print Shop 21\tps.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Scrapbook Designer\scrapbook.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PRINTM~1\THEPRI~1\PS11.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\PSPW.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PrintMaster Platinum 17\PMW.exe

ProgramID: PMWHalfFoldCardType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PRINTM~1\pgcd.exe

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an hcr half-fold card file is a special file format by Broderbund and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with HCR files

Associate the HCR file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open half-fold card files. Because only the current version supports the latest HCR file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Broderbund manufacturer website after an available PrintMaster update.
To make sure that your HCR file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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