What is the difference between .dbf and .fods?
- Extension
- .dbf
- .fods
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Database
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- dBASE
- Oracle
- Description
- A DBF (Database File) is a file format that originated with the dBASE database management system, which was one of the first widely used database systems in the 1980s. The format has since been adopted and supported by other database and software applications for storing structured data in a tabular form. A DBF file typically contains a header, which defines the structure of the database, including information about fields (columns) such as name, type, and size, followed by records (rows).
- The FODS (OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet) file format is a type of document file designed for storing spreadsheet data in a single, uncompressed XML file. It is part of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) family, an open standard for document files. Unlike the more common ODS format, which packages various components of the spreadsheet (such as XML files, metadata, and images) into a single, compressed ZIP file, FODS files store all the spreadsheet information in a flat XML file.
- MIME Type
- application/x-dbase
- application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
- Wikipedia
- .dbf on Wikipedia
- .fods on Wikipedia