Common File Types in OS/2
Operating System Files
Driver Related
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
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*.ADD | Adapter Device Driver | ||
*.BID | 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 | Profile | 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 | Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2. | ||
*.VSD | Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2. |
General
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
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*.CMD | Command processor | (Text File) | |
*.DAT | SYSLOG error log | SYSLOGPM | |
*.DIF | |||
*.FON | Font File | ||
*.IMP | |||
*.INI | Initialisation file | ||
*.INF | |||
*.MSG | Message File | MKMSGF, Make Message File Utility Clone, e_msgf.exe | [4] |
*.ERR | Errors | ||
*.TDF | Trace Definition File | ||
*.TCP | |||
*.SEP | |||
*.WPS |
Bitmaps
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
*.ICO | Icon File | IconEdit | |
*.PTR | Pointer File | IconEdit | |
*.BPM | Bitmap File | [5] |
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 File | 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. |
Third Parties
Extension | Name | Application | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
*.CBZ | CBZ File | CandyBarZ | CandyBarz theme file |
*.SCH | eSchemes File | eSchemes |