Opening a PFF File

The PFF file type is primarily associated with Formatta Filler.

PFF	File extension: PFF
	File type:	portable form

What is a PFF file

PFF files mostly belong to Formatta Filler by Formatta. A PFF file contains a portable digital form created with Formatta Designer electronic form design, replication, and publishing software. Users can access and fill out a PFF form with Formatta Filler. Another type of PFF file is an archive of game assets used in NovaLogic video games such as Delta Force and F-22 Lightning 3. PFF is also the filename extension of an entry created with CSPro (Census and Survey Processing System). Setup Factory Windows installer development environment saves some data in a PFF file.

How to open a PFF file

You need a suitable software like Formatta Filler to open a PFF 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 PFF file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a PFF 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 PFF files:

Formatta Filler by Formatta
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. PFF files are often referred to as Formatta Filler page layouts because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Armored Fist 3 (data archive) by NovaLogic
Armored Fist is an armored tank warfare simulation video game. Assets used in this game are saved in PFF archives. This file format is classified as Game.
Comanche 4 (data archive) by NovaLogic
Comanche 4 is an military flight simulation and combat video game for Windows PCs. It uses a PFF archive to save various data. This file format is classified as Game.
CSPro (entry) by United States Census Bureau
CSPro (short for Census and Survey Processing System) is a software package for collecting, organizing, and disseminating survey data. It saves an entry in a PFF file. This file format is classified as Data.
Delta Force (data archive) by NovaLogic
Delta Force is a first-person shooter video game for Windows PCs. It uses a data archive saved as a PFF file. This file format is classified as Game.
F-22 Lightning 3 (data archive) by NovaLogic
F-22 Lightning 3 is a tactical flight simulation and military warfare video game. It uses data saved in a PFF archive. This file format is classified as Game.
Setup Factory (data) by Indigo Rose
Setup Factory is a software package for creating Windows program installers (EXE and MSI files). It uses data saved in a PFF file. This file format is classified as Data.
Tachyon (data archive) by NovaLogic
Tachyon is a space combat simulation video game for PC users. Various data used in this game are saved in PFF archives. This file format is classified as Game.
Zoomify (image stream) by Zoomify
Zommify is an image processing software with tools for converting, zooming, and uploading images to a server. It saves an image stream in a PFF file. This file format is classified as Raster Image.

PFF file format:

The file format, which is the arrangement and type of data in a file, determines which program can open the file. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. Exact knowledge of the format is therefore important in order to solve problems occurring in files. Our evaluation of the PFF files looks like this:

The PFF file extension is quite common and is used by different programs with different formats. The file formats most commonly found in PFF files are:

65% of all PFF files are associated with Formatta Portable Form File. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. Most of these files are 9 KB to 140 KB in size. The file type is old but is used even today. Files like these have the following tags: form, ocps, application, employment, time, casual, worker and request.
10% of all PFF files are using the well-known UTF-8 file format to store the data. UTF-8 is the World Wide Web's most common character encoding for Unicode. UTF-8 files can be viewed with any text editor. These files start with the 3 bytes ï»¿ (hex: EF BB BF), the so called byte order mark (BOM). If you open these files in a text editor, you can view and read the content yourself. The file size is in the range of 130 bytes to 360 bytes. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as Version, [Run Information], CSPro 7, [Files], AppType=Entry, Application, InputData, [DataEntryInit] and csdb. Examples of file names are Assessment.pff or Menu.pff. These files are attributed to download, data and dict.

The remaining 25% of all PFF files are different files with different signatures. Tagged as consent, parent, freestyler, report, fractal, appfor or prod. If you want to find out which format your PFF file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .pff file to analyze".

Technical Data for PFF File Extension

File classification:

Page Layout

Related files:

pen, csdb, pdf, ppf, d4, check, docx, exe, dll, zip, rar, lic

Mime type:

application/octet-stream

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: PiCo, FileType: Plugin Commander, AppName: Plugin Organizer, Converter and Creator
EXEFile: PiCo.exe

ProgramID: ZActiveX.Zoom
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe %1

ProgramID: DUP5.Files
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dragon UnPACKer 5\drgunpack5.exe

ProgramID: Filler.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FORMAT~1\Filler.exe

ProgramID: CSProPff.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CSPro 3.1\RUNPFF.EXE

ProgramID: Filler.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FORMAT~1.0\Filler.exe

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a pff portable form is a special file format by Formatta and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with PFF files

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