Common File Types in OS/2
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Operating System Files
Driver Related
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
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ADD | Adapter Device Driver | ||
BID | Bus Interface Driver | Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2. | |
DDP | Device Driver Profile | OS/2 Warp Device Driver Installer / DDINSTAL.EXE | Text File.[1] |
DSC | Display Configuration File | DSPINSTL | Display Installer (Text File) |
DSP | Profile | DSPINSTL | Display Installer (Text File) |
DMD | Device Manager Driver | ||
DRV | Printer Device Driver dyn | ||
DCP | Definition Code Page | [2] | |
FLT | Filter Device Driver | ||
I13 | |||
IFS | Installable File System | [3] | |
NIF | Network Information File | Network Adapters and Protocols Configuration | Contains the information of the network .OS2 driver. (Text File) |
OS2 | OS/2 Network Driver | ||
PSD | Platform Specific Driver | ||
SCR | Script to install MMOS2 Drivers. (MINSTALL). Text File. | ||
SYS | |||
SNP | Snooper | ||
SYM | Symbol File | ||
TSD | Type Specific Driver | Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2. | |
VSD | Vendor Specific Driver |
General
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
CMD | Command processor | (Text File) | |
DAT | SYSLOG error log | SYSLOGPM | |
DIF | |||
FON | Font File | OS/2 Fonts Information | |
IMP | |||
INI | Initialisation file | ||
INF | |||
MSG | Message File | MKMSGF, mkmsgf (Make Message File Utility Clone), e_msgf | [4] |
ERR | Errors | ||
TCP | |||
TDF | Trace Definition File | ||
SEP | |||
WPS |
Bitmaps
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
BMP | Bitmap File | [5] | |
DIB | |||
ICO | Icon File | IconEdit | |
PTR | Pointer File | IconEdit |
Executables
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
*.DLL | Dynamic Link Library | PMDLL | |
*.EXE | Executable | ||
*.COM | Executable |
Development
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
RES | Resource Compiler File | Dialog Editor | Text File [6] [Resource Compiler] |
RC | Resource Compiler Script | RC | Text File [7] [Resource Compiler] |
DLG | Dialog | Text File | |
IDL | Text File | ||
CSC | Text File. Newer versions of SOM replaced this extension with .IDL. |
OS/2 2.x Productivity
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
$D$ | Daily Planner | Daily Planner | |
$$L | Spreadsheet | PMSPREAD.EXE | |
$T$ | ToDo List | ToDo List | |
$$A | Tune Editor/Tine | Tune Editor/Tine | |
$D$ | Planner | Planner | |
$$F | Database | Database | |
$N$ | Note | Note | |
$$P | Sticky | Sticky | |
MET | Picture | Picture Viewer | |
PIF | Picture | ||
SPL | Picture |
Third Parties
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
CBZ | CBZ File | CandyBarZ | CandyBarz theme file |
DIS | Drawing Format | BlueCAD | |
SCH | eSchemes File | eSchemes |