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===Driver Related===
===Driver Related===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Extension||Name|| Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.ADD || Adapter Device Driver || ||
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|*.BID || || || Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
|ADD||Adapter Device Driver|| ||
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|*.DDP || Device Driver Profile|| OS/2 Warp Device Driver Installer / DDINSTAL.EXE || Text File. [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Installation_of_OS/2,_DASD,_SCSI,_and_CD-ROM_Device_Drivers#Device_Driver_Profiles]
|BID||Bus Interface Driver|| ||Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
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|*.DSC || Profile || DSPINSTL || Display Installer (Text File)
|DDP||Device Driver Profile|| OS/2 Warp Device Driver Installer / DDINSTAL.EXE ||Text File.[http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Installation_of_OS/2,_DASD,_SCSI,_and_CD-ROM_Device_Drivers#Device_Driver_Profiles]
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|*.DSP || Profile || DSPINSTL || Display Installer (Text File)
|DSC||Display Configuration File||DSPINSTL||Display Installer (Text File)
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|*.DMD || Device Manager Driver || ||
|DSP||Profile ||DSPINSTL||Display Installer (Text File)
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|*.DRV || Printer Device Driver dyn || ||  
|DMD||Device Manager Driver || ||
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|*.DCP ||Definition Code Page|| || [http://www.edm2.com/0303/keyboard.html]
|DRV||Printer Device Driver dyn|| ||
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|*.FLT ||Filter Device Driver || ||  
|DCP||Definition Code Page|| ||[http://www.edm2.com/0303/keyboard.html]
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|*.I13 || || ||  
|FLT||Filter Device Driver || ||
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|*.IFS || Installable File System || || [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/File_System_Driver]
|I13|| || ||
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|*.NIF || Network Information File || Network Adapters and Protocols Configuration || Contains the information of the network .OS2 driver. (Text File)
|IFS||Installable File System|| || [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/File_System_Driver]
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|*.OS2 || OS/2 Network Driver || ||
|NIF||Network Information File||Network Adapters and Protocols Configuration||Contains the information of the network .OS2 driver. (Text File)
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|*.PSD ||Platform Specific Driver || ||
|OS2|| OS/2 Network Driver|| ||
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|*.SCR || || ||Script to install MMOS2 Drivers. (MINSTALL). Text File.
|PSD||Platform Specific Driver|| ||
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|*.SYS || || ||
|SCR|| || ||Script to install MMOS2 Drivers. (MINSTALL). Text File.
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|*.SNP || Snooper || ||
|SYS|| || ||
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|*.SYM || Symbol File || ||
|SNP||Snooper|| ||
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|*.TSD || || || Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
|SYM||Symbol File|| ||
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|*.VSD || || || Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
|TSD||Type Specific Driver|| ||rowspan=2|Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
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|VSD||Vendor Specific Driver||
|}
|}


===General===
===General===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Extension||Name|| Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.CMD || Command processor|| || (Text File)
|CMD||Command processor|| ||(Text File)
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|*.DAT ||SYSLOG error log || SYSLOGPM ||  
|DAT||SYSLOG error log||SYSLOGPM||  
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|*.DIF || || ||  
|DIF|| || ||  
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|*.FON ||Font File || ||  
|FON||Font File|| || [[OS/2 Fonts Information]]
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|*.IMP || || ||  
|IMP|| || ||  
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|*.INI ||Initialisation file || ||  
|INI||Initialisation file || ||  
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|*.INF || || ||  
|INF|| || ||  
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|*.MSG ||Message File || MKMSGF, [https://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/system/mkmsgf.zip Make Message File Utility Clone], [https://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/convert/e_msgf.zip e_msgf.exe]|| [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/MSG_Files]  
|MSG||Message File|| MKMSGF, {{FileLink|mkmsgf}} (Make Message File Utility Clone), {{FileLink|e_msgf}}|| [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/MSG_Files]  
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|*.ERR || Errors || ||  
|ERR|| Errors || ||
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|*.TDF ||Trace Definition File || ||  
|TCP|| || ||
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|*.TCP || || ||  
|TDF||Trace Definition File || ||
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|*.SEP || || ||
|SEP|| || ||
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|*.WPS || || ||  
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|WPS|| || ||
|}
|}


===Bitmaps===
===Bitmaps===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.ICO||Icon File ||IconEdit||
|BMP||Bitmap File|| ||[https://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/egff.htm]
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|*.PTR||Pointer File ||IconEdit||
|DIB|| ||
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|*.BPM||Bitmap File || ||[https://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/egff.htm]
|ICO||Icon File||IconEdit||
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|PTR||Pointer File||IconEdit||
|}
|}


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!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.DLL || Dynamic Link Library ||[[PMDLL]] ||  
|*.DLL|| Dynamic Link Library||[[PMDLL]]||
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|*.EXE|| Executable || ||  
|*.EXE|| Executable|| ||
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|*.COM|| Executable || ||  
|*.COM|| Executable|| ||
|}
 
===Development===
{|class="wikitable"
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|RES||Resource Compiler File ||[http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Dialog_Editor Dialog Editor]||Text File [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Resources_and_Decompiling_Them] [Resource Compiler]
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|RC||Resource Compiler Script||RC||Text File [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Resources_and_Decompiling_Them] [Resource Compiler]
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|DLG||Dialog|| ||Text File
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|IDL|| || ||Text File
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|CSC|| || ||Text File. Newer versions of SOM replaced this extension with .IDL.
|}
|}


===Development===
==OS/2 2.x Productivity==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.RES ||Resource Compiler File ||[http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Dialog_Editor Dialog Editor] || Text File [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Resources_and_Decompiling_Them] [Resource Compiler]
|$D$||Daily Planner || Daily Planner  ||
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|$$L||Spreadsheet || PMSPREAD.EXE ||
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|$T$||ToDo List || ToDo List ||
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|$$A||Tune Editor/Tine || Tune Editor/Tine ||
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|$D$||Planner || Planner ||
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|$$F||Database || Database ||
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|*.RC ||Resource Compiler File || RC  || Text File [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Resources_and_Decompiling_Them] [Resource Compiler]
|$N$||Note || Note ||
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|*.DLG ||Dialog || || Text File
|$$P||Sticky || Sticky ||
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|*.IDL || || || Text File
|MET|| Picture||rowspan=3|Picture Viewer||
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|*.CSC || || ||  Text File. Newer versions of SOM replaced this extension with .IDL.
|PIF|| Picture||
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|SPL|| Picture||
|}
|}


==Third Parties==
==Third Parties==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.CBZ|| [[CBZ File]]|| [[CandyBarZ]] ||CandyBarz theme file
|CBZ||[[CBZ File]]|| [[CandyBarZ]] ||CandyBarz theme file
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|DIS||Drawing Format || [[BlueCAD]] ||
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|*.SCH|| eSchemes File || [[eSchemes]] ||
|SCH||eSchemes File || [[eSchemes]] ||
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 23:35, 13 October 2023

Operating System Files

Driver Related

Extension Name Application Comments
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

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