File extension ODB
| File type | ArcView Object Database ASCII Format |
| Developer | OASIS |
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What is a ODB file?
File with an .ODB extension contains a relational database in the compressed ZIP format, stored according to the OpenDocument standard. Structure of such database is composed of XML files containing settings, a manifesto and context data, and also the catalogue itself with detailed databases. In this catalogue, there are data files containing present state of the data within the databases, properties describing the database, scripts with data tables definitions and the last coherent version of the database, stored in a backup file and log files which store changes occurred within the database in specified time.
ODB files are created and utilised by the open source Apache OpenOffice Base software – OOBase. They enable creating and managing relational data bases, which contain data in a specified structure of tables and records. In order to display the structure of an ODB file, its extension can be changed into ZIP and unpacked with any decompression tool. The standard score of ODF documents, used in the ODB database files is based on XML. It was created by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information consortium (OASIS), in order to standardise and enable better exchange of office applications’ files.
Program(s) that can open the .ODB file
How to open ODB files
If you cannot open the ODB file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports ODB among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the ODB file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ODB format files
The inability to open and operate the ODB file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the ArcView Object Database ASCII Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ODB file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ODB file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ODB from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ODB format
- The ODB file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the ODB file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ODB file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the ODB file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ODB file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ODB file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .abs | Absolute Database Single-file Database Format |
| .accdb | Microsoft Access 2007/2010 Database Format |
| .accdc | Microsoft Access 2007/2010 Digitally Signed Database Format |
| .accde | Microsoft Access 2007/2010 Compiled Execute Only Format |
| .accdr | Microsoft Access 2007/2010 Runtime Mode Database Format |
| .accdt | Microsoft Access 2007/2010 Database Template Format |
| .accdw | Microsoft Access Link Format |
| .accft | Microsoft Access Template Format |
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.ODB) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ODB file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the ODB file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. ODB) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.