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Details for file extension .COL are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here.

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Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
HTML Help Collection File		Microsoft Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The .COL XML format describes individual collections of individual chm files that are used to group content into aggregations. Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	XML	Unofficial (Preliminary) HTML Help Specification
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 3C 58 4D 4C 3E 0D 0A 3C 48 54 4D 4C 48 65 6C 70 43 6F 6C 6C 65 63 74 69 6F 6E 3E 0D 0A 3C ASCII: .XML....HTMLHelpCollection....
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Various programs use this extension; too many to list individually. Take clues from the location of the file as a possible pointer to exactly which program is producing the file. The file's date and time can also help if you know which programs you were running when the file was written.
This is record 16228 last modified on 2008-06-22 and created on 2004-03-06.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Autodesk Color Palette		Autodesk, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 2472 last modified on 2005-03-28 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Grand Theft Auto III Collision Data		Rockstar Games
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games, Global Star Software, Gathering, Jack of All Games and related logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 43 4F 4C 4C ASCII: COLL
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 2473 last modified on 2005-03-26 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
IFF Color Map Palette
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 46 4F 52 4D 00 00 ASCII: FORM..
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 25783 last modified on 2008-09-22 and created on 2008-09-22.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Internet Color Wizard Color Scheme
Specific Notes [What's This?]
This extension is not often used for this purpose. Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 2474 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Movie Maker Collection File		Microsoft Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
File is named WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER.COL. Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 2476 last modified on 2003-12-01 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MPEG Audio Collection Collection		The MAC Team
Specific Notes [What's This?]
MAC means MPEG Audio Collection. It will help you to organize your audio file collection. There are some nice features like a Tag editor, file renamer utility etc. MAC was originally created by Jurgen Faul, but since he stopped the development, it is now developed by The MAC Team. Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Database	MPEG Audio Collection COL File Format MPEG Audio Collection FAQ
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 19431 last modified on 2006-03-09 and created on 2006-03-09.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Multiplan Spreadsheet		Microsoft Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 2477 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Notes Import Column Description File		IBM
Specific Notes [What's This?]
This was a Lotus product. Lotus was bought out by IBM. Lotus Notes and Domino are a fundamental component of IBM Workplace Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		IBM Lotus Notes Wikipedia Page
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 2475 last modified on 2009-01-22 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
SequoiaView Color Template		Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Specific Notes [What's This?]
SequoiaView is a squarified treemap generator for examination of the files on your computer system. The screen is subdivided such that rectangles approach squares as closely as possible. Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 24717 last modified on 2008-03-13 and created on 2008-03-13.

Extension: COL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Unknown Apple II File (found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom)
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find COL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 21089 last modified on 2006-10-13 and created on 2006-10-13.

System Info for File Extension .COL

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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