All about BCN Files

The BCN file type is primarily associated with Varian UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy Software / BCNView.

BCN	File extension: BCN
	File type:	data file

What is a BCN file?

BCN files mostly belong to Varian UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy Software / BCNView. Primary Usage: The BCN file is used as a data file by Varian UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy Software.
Details:

It stores measurement data from UV-Vis spectroscopy instruments.

Secondary Usage: A BCN file can also be a GPS navigational data file.
Details:

This version employs SQL (typically SQLite) to manage map data, used for Backcountry Navigator maps.

FilExt.com note: You may open the spectroscopy version using the Varian UV-Vis-NIR software available via Agilent and the navigational version with applications like BCNView or an SQLite viewer.

How do you open BCN files?

You need a suitable software like Varian UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy Software / BCNView to open a BCN 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 BCN file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a BCN file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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BCN file format:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature, so JPEG images have the extension .jpg and the first bytes in the file are ÿØÿ. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. In the following you will find our evaluation of the BCN files:

As a file extension, BCN isn't very common and predominantly uses a uniform format. The two most popular formats are as follows:

• 75% of all BCN files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "11 56 61 72 69 61 6E 20 55 56 2D 56 49 53 2D 4E" at the beginning. These files are not plain text files, so they also contain binary data. The files are 53 KB to 160 KB in size, with a median of 86 KB. The file type was developed 10 years ago and is still in use today. The following keywords are characteristic: Varian UV-VIS-NIR and TContinuumStore. Files like these are about calibration, stdphenol, dpph and timah.
• 9% of all BCN files are based on the well-known SQL file format. An SQL file contains a lightweight SQLite database, widely used in application development for storing application related data. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. The file size is in the range of 100 KB to 43 MB. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. SQLite format 3. These files are attributed to public.

The remaining 16% of all BCN files are files with no common format, such as regular. Often described as city or demo. You can get all the details of your BCN file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .bcn file to analyze" above.