Alpha Anywhere File Types

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Description

An overview of the filetypes created by Alpha Anywhere

A workspace contains many files that begin with each table's or set's name, but have different file extensions. These file types are described below.

Workspace File Extensions:

.ADB
Contains the filenames of all tables and sets that are members of the workspace and the names of all libraries that have been attached to the workspace.
.ALB
The data dictionary for an .ADB file. Contains settings, pointers to all scripts, user defined functions, menus, toolbars, bitmaps, and import definitions that have been defined for the workspace.
- References
  Storing Scripts in a Library, Attaching a Library to the Current Workspace
.ASI
This file stores web application variables.
- References
  Storing Scripts in a Library, Attaching a Library to the Current Workspace
.ALM
Stores all scripts, user defined functions, menus, toolbars, bitmaps, and import definitions used by more than one table.
- References
  Storing Scripts in a Library, Attaching a Library to the Current Workspace
.ALX
Alpha Anywhere uses the .ALX file to find a specific script, function, operation, setting, etc. that is stored in the data dictionary.
- References
  Storing Scripts in a Library, Attaching a Library to the Current Workspace
.ASX
A temporary file containing the indexing information generated by a query against a set. These files may be deleted.
.ADBLOCK
A temporary file used to prevent more than one user from refreshing a shadow database at one time.
- References
  Cannot Refresh Workspace Problem

DBF Table File Extensions:

.DBF
Contains the table's data, one or more records, each containing one or more fields, and the definition of the table's structure. System toolbars are stored in a_toolbars_customized.DBF and system menus are stored in a_menus_system.DBF.
- References
  Table Functions and Methods, Record Functions, Field Functions, Field Methods
.CDX
Contains the table index(es). This file is only present if you define index field(s). Alpha Anywhere uses indexes to quickly find records.
- References
  Index Functions, Index Methods
.FPT
Contains memo fields, which are text fields of arbitrary length. This file is only present if you define memo field(s).

Data Dictionary File Extensions:

.DDD
The table's data dictionary, which contains lists of additional table objects such as Layouts (forms, browses, etc.), report designs, saved operations, field rules, and field names longer than 10 characters.
- References
  Dictionary Methods, Reading from and Writing to the Data Dictionary
.DDM
Stores additional table objects such as Layouts (forms, browses, etc.), report designs, and saved operations in memo format.
- References
  Dictionary Methods, Reading from and Writing to the Data Dictionary
.DDX
Contains the dictionary's index(es). Alpha Anywhere uses the .ddx to find a specific form name or field rule or whatever is needed.
- References
  Dictionary Methods, Reading from and Writing to the Data Dictionary
.DBP
Contains the definition for an active-link table? or mapped table.
- References
  Dictionary Methods, Reading from and Writing to the Data Dictionary

Set File Extensions:

.SET
The set's data dictionary, which contains lists of additional set objects such as Layouts (forms, browses, etc.), report designs, saved and operations.
- References
  Set Functions, Set Methods
.SEM
Stores additional set objects such as Layouts (forms, browses, etc.), report designs, and saved operations in memo format.
- References
  Set Functions, Set Methods
.SEX
Contains the set's index(es), used to find set components.
- References
  Set Functions, Set Methods

Web Publishing File Extensions:

.A5W
An Alpha Anywhere HTML page that may also contain Xbasic and JavaScript code and web components. The Application Server interprets the Xbasic and web components into HTML or JavaScript and delivers the resulting page to a web browser.
.A5WCMP
A file that contains the definition of an Alpha Anywhere web component. A5W pages may contain one or more web components.
.WCP_Settings
Stores Web Project settings specific to a profile.
.WebPublishHistory
Stores publishing history information and is used to determine what needs to be published.

Other File Extensions:

.MPX
A temporary file containing the indexing information generated by a query against a table. These files may be deleted. Alpha Anywhere should delete them when exiting.
$$...
A temporary file containing the indexing information generated by a query against a table. These files may be deleted. Alpha Anywhere should delete them when exiting.
.AEX
Compiled library script files.
.CHM
Compiled Windows help files.
.HLP
Standard Windows help files.
.LOG
Error and transaction logging files.
.BML, .BMT, and .BMX
Image library files.
.EXE, .DLL, and .DRV
Alpha Anywhere program files.
.MUF
A temporary file to control the number of people who can concurrently open a database.
Alpha Anywhere no longer creates .MUF files.
.RMUF
The Alpha Anywhere Runtime keeps track of the number of simultaneous users using a file with a .RMUF extension, which has the same functionality as a .MUF file.
Alpha Anywhere Runtime no longer restricts the number of users. Alpha Anywhere no longer creates .RMUF files.