Opening an SCT File

The SCT file type is primarily associated with Windows.

SCT	File extension: SCT
	File type:	script component

What is an SCT file?

SCT files mostly belong to Windows by Microsoft. SCT is the filename extension of script component files (or scriptlets) containing programming commands, functions, methods, and variables used to automate operations or perform specialized tasks through the Components Services on Windows operating system. SCT is also the filename extension of color (RGB and CMYK) or grayscale images saved in Scitex Continuous Tone image file format. Such SCT files contain a control block, parameter block, and uncompressed image data. Image processing applications such as Photoshop use SCT format to store magazines, brochures and publications that require high resolution graphics. Screen capture text created by Notes email client, are stored in SCT files. SAS, a business management and analytics software, saves catalogs in SCT files. Templates used by SPSS statistical analysis software are also saved in SCT files. Scatter files containing linker scripts used to identify and define the memory layout of ARM controllers have SCT filename extension.

How can I open an SCT file?

You need a suitable software like Windows to open an SCT 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 SCT file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SCT file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert SCT files to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

You can convert SCT files using our online SCT file viewer (powered by Convert.Guru):

Just click the "Choose your .sct file to view this image" button on this page.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert SCT files:

Windows by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SCT files are often referred to as Windows developers because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Foxpro (screen description) by Microsoft
Foxpro is a discontinued relational database management system for Windows platforms. Graphical screen description designs created with FoxPro were stored in SCT files. This file format is classified as Data.
Notes (screen capture text) by IBM
Notes is a secure, on-premises email client, calendar, and scheduling software compatible with Domino email server. Screen capture text used by Notes are stored in SCT files. This file format is classified as Data.
OzWin (e-mail/forum access forum section names) by OzWin
OzWin was a client software that allowed users to connect to CompuServe forums in order to batch-download messages and emails. The email forum section names were stored in SCT files. This file format is classified as Data.
PaintShop (image) by Corel
PaintShop is a professional photo editing and raster graphics design software compatible with Windows desktop. You can open, edit, or view SCT images with PaintShop. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
PC Tools (script) by NortonLifeLock
PC Tools is a suite of software utilities used for file management, caching, disk management, recovery, and anti-virus protection on DOS operating system. SCT files used by PC Tools are scripts. This software suite is no longer distributed by the developer. This file format is classified as Data.
Photoshop (image) by Adobe
Photoshop is a cross-platform photo editing software with an array of design tools optimized for retouching, repairing, or enhancing images. SCT is one of the image file formats supported by Photoshop. This file format is classified as Raster Image. Related links: XnView
SAS (catalog) by SAS Institute
SAS is an AI-powered, integrated business data management, business intelligence, and data analytics software. It saves catalogs in SCT files. This file format is classified as Data.
SimCity 3000 (real-world terrain) by Electronic Arts
SimCity 3000 is a classic city building simulation video game for Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS platforms. Real-world terrains used by SimCity 3000 are stored in SCT files. This file format is classified as Game.
SPSS (template) by IBM
SPSS is a data mining and data analytics software with tools for analyzing information and extracting actionable insights from data. This tool stores templates in SCT files which are used to generate SPV data files. This file format is classified as Data.
µVision (scatter change data) by arm Keil
µVision is an integrated development environment comprising a code editor, project manager, C/C++ compiler, linker/locator, and make tools for creating embedded applications. The SCT files used by µVision are "scatter" files containing information used by the linker utility to determine the memory layout of an ARM controller. This file format is classified as Data.

SCT file format details:

A file format defines how the data in the file is structured. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Our evaluation of the SCT files looks like this:

The SCT file extension is not widely used. Such a file covers different formats for different programs. The following file formats are most commonly found in SCT files:

25% of all SCT files are associated with Form Memo MS Visual FoxPro 7. If you open these files in a text editor, you can view the contents and find segments of text. The files are on average 10 KB in size and range from 1 KB to 48 KB. The file type was created 10 years ago, but is still used today. The file name form1.SCT is characteristic of these files.
10% of all SCT files start with the bytes 1B 4C 75 61 51 00 01 04 04 04 08, which are crucial for this file format. These files are not plain text files, so they also contain binary data. The files are often between 400 bytes and 1 MB in size. The following keywords are characteristic: LuaQ, LIST and EVENT. A usual file name is EventList.sct or QuestList.sct.

All the rest of the SCT files (65%) have different formats, the following 3 formats can be found: EXE. They are often associated with script, roll, prediction, next, section or setup. Just click the "Choose your .sct file to view this image" button on this page to find out what your SCT file is.

Technical Data for SCT File Extension

File classification:

Developer

Related files:

downloadfoto, scx, scte, sct2, wsc, vbs, txt, scr, ct, png, jpg, exe, zip, log, msi, jnt

Related links:

Visual Studio Code, Notepad, regsvr32

Mime type:

application/scitex

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: GraphicsConverterPro.sct, FileType: SciTex Continuous Tone, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: iPE.Image

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 8
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe

ProgramID: PEX8.Image

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements.SCTFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop Elements
EXEFile: photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: PI3.Image, FileType: Ulead PhotoImpact Image, AppName: PhotoImpact
EXEFile: Iedit.exe

ProgramID: PSP5.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro 5 Image

ProgramID: PSP7.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro 7 Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 7
EXEFile: psp.exe

ProgramID: PV1.Image, AppName: Ulead Instant Viewer

ProgramID: scriptletfile, FileType: Windows Script Component, AppName: Notepad
EXEFile: notepad.exe

ProgramID: scriptletfile, FileType: Windows Script Component, AppName: TextPad

ProgramID: scriptletfile, FileType: Windows Script Component, AppName: Windows (r) Script Component Runtime
EXEFile: scrobj.dll

ProgramID: scriptletfile, FileType: Windows Script Component, AppName: Windows Notepad
EXEFile: NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: SpssChartTemplate.Document, FileType: SPSS Chart Template

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Paint Shop Pro.exe /dde

ProgramID: PEX7.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\Pex.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile
EXEFile: F:\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements3.SCTFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe %1

ProgramID: PSP7.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde

ProgramID: PV1.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\eViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: PV8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements.SCTFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2\PhotoshopElements.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe\photoshop cs\photoshop.exe %1 does not exist.

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%2\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: D:\WINXP\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: PSP5.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PAINTS~1\Psp.exe /dde

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: C:\WINXP\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: Visual.FoxPro.Form
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\microsoft visual studio\vfp98\vfp6.exe -SHELL

ProgramID: PV8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE Basic\eViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopPro9.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe /dde

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\PhotoshopElements.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe %1

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%.0\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: PcaScriptFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awedit32.exe %1

ProgramID: iPE.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nova Development\Photo Explosion Deluxe\Ipe.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopProX.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Paint Shop Pro X.exe

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: sctfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\formZ\formZ RadioZity MP v4.1.0\formZ RadioZity.exe

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%.1\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: Visual.FoxPro.Form
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Vfp9\vfp9.exe -SHELLOPEN

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.6\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: PEX85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE Basic\PEX.exe

ProgramID: SnapfireI.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Snapfire Plus\Corel Snapfire.exe

ProgramID: PV8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD2.EXE

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile.9
EXEFile: NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements.SCTFile.4
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%1\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%C\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: Photoshop.SCTFile.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhootoshopCS\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: scriptletfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: MyViewPad.sct
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe

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an sct script component is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SCT files

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