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Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Palmpilot Database/Document File		Palm, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
PDB Converter is a Windows application that can create NSBasic for Palm-compatible PDB files interactively (by direct data entry into its spreadsheet) or by converting existing files in various formats. iSilo is also a versatile document reader. May also be a phone skin for Palm-powered phones. Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/vnd.palm		XnView PDB Converter iSilo
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex (position 11): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 8794 last modified on 2008-09-23 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
BGBlitz Position Database		Frank Berger
Specific Notes [What's This?]
BGBlitz is the Swiss army knife for Backgammon. Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: AC ED 00 05 73 72 00 12 62 67 62 6C 69 74 7A 2E 50 6F 73 69 74 69 6F 6E 44 42 ASCII: ....sr..bgblitz.PositionDB
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 17364 last modified on 2004-09-08 and created on 2004-09-08.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
C64 Emulator File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8791 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Insight II Brookhaven Protein Databand File		Accelrys Software Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Insight II is a molecular modeling environment that provides a graphical interface to algorithms for molecular dynamics, homology modeling, de novo design, and electrostatics. Recommended: Find PDB 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 8792 last modified on 2005-07-30 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MDL Molfile Protein DataBank		MDL Information Systems, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
chemical/x-pdb		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 19968 last modified on 2006-08-09 and created on 2006-08-09.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MolMol Molecule Description File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
chemical/x-pdb		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 16239 last modified on 2004-03-09 and created on 2004-03-09.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MonkeyCard/MonkeyLogo
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		XnView
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 8793 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Pegasus DataBase
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8795 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Photo Deluxe Image
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8796 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
PhotoDeluxe Image		Adobe Systems Incorporated
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		XnView
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 8797 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Pilot Image Format
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8798 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
PowerBASIC Debugger Symbols		PowerBASIC, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 73 7A 65 7A ASCII: szez
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 16686 last modified on 2004-05-03 and created on 2004-05-03.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
PowerBuilder Dynamic Library
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Similar to a .DLL file. Recommended: Find PDB 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 8799 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
PowerDesigner Physical Model Backup
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8800 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Powerproject Teamplan
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(was Power Project) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8801 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Protein Databank File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The PDB is the single worldwide repository for the processing and distribution of 3-D biological macromolecular structure data. Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
chemical/x-pdb		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 48 45 41 44 45 52 20 20 20 20 ASCII: HEADER
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 8790 last modified on 2006-06-17 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
QuickPOS Database File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB 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 8804 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Ribbons Data
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Molecular graphics software. Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Ribbons Auxiliary Commands
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 8805 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Tact File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
TACT/Packrat data Recommended: Find PDB 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 8806 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
TealPaint
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		XnView
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 8807 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PDB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Visual C++/.NET Program Database File		Microsoft Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
A program database (PDB) file holds debugging and project state information that allows incremental linking of a Debug configuration of your program. This file type is now also used for all .NET programming. Recommended: Find PDB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		PDB File Description
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 4D 69 63 72 6F 73 6F 66 74 20 43 2F 43 2B 2B 20 ASCII: Microsoft C/C++
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 8808 last modified on 2006-09-24 and created on 2003-01-14.

System Info for File Extension .PDB

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Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .PDB

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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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