File Extension FDF

File type: Portable Document Input Form

Notes about the FDF file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The FDF file type is primarily associated with 'Acrobat' by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Adobe Acrobat is a family of computer programs developed by Adobe Systems, designed to view, create, manipulate and manage files in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF).

Some software in the family are commercial, and some are free. Adobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's Web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files. Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.

This is a forms document read by Adobe's Acrobat Reader. Starting in Aug 2007 this format started to widely appear attached to spammed messages. Prior to that, these messages would contain PDF spam, DOC or XLS spam.


Detailed information for file extension FDF:

Primary association: Acrobat
Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Identifying characters Hex: 25 46 44 46 2D , ASCII: %FDF-

Other applications associated with file type FDF:

  • Format Definition File by IBMFormat Definition Files are used by most IBM-PC connectivity packages when uploading data to the midrange system. They specify the fields and their format, and are often created by default when a file is downloaded to a PC.
  • Origin (Fitting Function Definition File) by OriginLab CorporationOrigin is scientific graphing and data analysis software.
File Identifier - TrID
'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database



Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .FDF

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Acrobat Reader 5.0
EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Acrobat Reader 5.1
EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Adobe Acrobat 5.0
EXEFile: Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Adobe Acrobat 6.0
EXEFile: Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Adobe Reader 6.0
EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Portable Document Format
EXEFile: Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, AppName: Portable Document Format
EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat Reader 5\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe reader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: C:\AddOn\AcrobatReader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis\Local Settings\Temp\pftD1~tmp\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: d:\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0.1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.XFDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.XFDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.XFDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.XFDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.XFDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.XFDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: C:\Acrobat3\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Curricular\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\installed programs\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 6.0.2 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0 ME\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: D:\Acrobat3\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0 ME\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat_FR\reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: FoxitReader.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet\Browsers\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat Reader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe Reade 7.0.5\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat Reader 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 ME\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

ProgramID: FoxitReader.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FOXITS~1\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

ProgramID: FoxitReader.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE

ProgramID: NitroPDF.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nitro PDF\Professional\NitroPDF.exe

ProgramID: NitroPDF.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nitro PDF\Professional\Nitro PDF Form Assistant.exe

ProgramID: FoxitReader.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Foxit\FOXITR~1.EXE

ProgramID: AcroExch.FDFDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .FDF

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.
Program Name Mime Type application/vnd.fdf

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