File extension SAM
| File type | Ami Pro Document Format |
| Developer | Samna |
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What is a SAM file?
Files with .SAM extension are used for storing text document created with Samna Ami Pro software. This text editing software supported True Type fonts, tables and many formatting options – many of which functions were not available on any other text editors from the 90s.
Ami Pro is a graphical text editor designed for 16-bit 3.X Windows operating system. Ami Pro brand was bought by Lotus software company and further developed as WordPro.
Program(s) that can open the .SAM file
How to open SAM files
If you cannot open the SAM 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 SAM 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 SAM file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SAM format files
The inability to open and operate the SAM 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 Ami Pro Document Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SAM file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SAM file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SAM from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SAM format
- The SAM 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 SAM file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SAM file are out of date.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 SAM file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SAM file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SAM file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
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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.SAM) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SAM 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 SAM 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. SAM) 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.