What is the difference between .dbf and .xlsx?
- Extension
- .dbf
- .xlsx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Database
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- dBASE
- Microsoft
- 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).
- An XLSX file is an Excel spreadsheet created by Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet program, such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. It stores data in worksheets, which contain cells arranged in a grid of rows and columns, and may also contain charts, mathematical functions, styles, and formatting. XLSX files are commonly used to store financial data and to create simple or complex mathematical models.
- MIME Type
- application/x-dbase
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
- Sample
- sample.xlsx
- Wikipedia
- .dbf on Wikipedia
- .xlsx on Wikipedia