OT - slightly - File extentions

["Anton Coetzee" <CoetzAJ2 -at- telkom -dot- co -dot- za>]

Some basic File extention types and descriptions - If not of interest
ignor.

( Positive feedback and assistances appreciated  - These are not
Dictionary definitions - Negative feedback Keep to your self.   ? = not
sure )

Some BASIC Extentions

asc - Ms Dos Text (Asci ?)
css - Hpertext Terxt Style Sheet
txt - Text mOnly
rtf - Rich Text format
doc - Windows Documents
dot - Document Templates
pps - Power point
mcw - Word for Macinstosh (Mac)
htm / html - Hpertex markup langauge / web page

exe - executable
tmp - Tempore
zip - Winzip File



Images

bmp - Bit map 
dib - Windows  DIB ?
clp - Windows - Clipboard
cut - Dr Halo
emf - Windows - Enhanced Metas File 
eps -  Encapsulated Postscript
fpx - Kodak FlashPix
wmf - Windows Meta File
gif - Compuserver Graphic Interchange
ibm - Delux paint 
img - GEM Paint
iff - amiga graphic
ICO - icons ?

Jpeg  / jpg  / jif -  JPEG - JFIF Compliant
mac -  MacPaint
msp - Microsoft Paint
png - Portable network graphic
psp - Paint Shop Pro 
pic - Pc Paint
psd - Photoshop
pbm - Portable Bitmap
pct - Macintosh Pict
pgm - PortableGreymap
ppm - portable pixelmap
raw - Raw file Format
ras - Sun raster Images
rle - Windows or Compuserve RLE ?
pcx - Zsoft Paintbrush
sct / ct  - Scitex Continuous Tone
tif / tiff - Tagged Image Format
tga - Truevision Targa
wpg - Wordperfect Bitmap

shs - Windows scrap sheet / object

Some Commom HELP File Extentions.

chm - Compiled HTML help files
glo - Online Glossary support file
cab - Cabinet File
js - Java script
jar - Compressed Oracle 
xml - Extensive Markup Language 


RoboHelp File Extentions

hhp -  Help Files 
hhk - Help   Index Files
hhc -  Help Content Files 
mpj - Project File


Commom Multimedia

AVI - Windows Movie File
AU -  Audio File  SUN
MID - MIDI MusicRMI - 
WAV - Waveform Audio file


Search engines for File names

http://extsearch.com/exts.cgi 


http://www.computerhope.com/dosext.htm#02 


Hope this will help somebody else.

Couls some body add some popular / commom Framemaker / Quark other Help
tool  file formats?

If you wish to add some pls send to me directly at
coetzaj2 -at- telkom -dot- co -dot- za 

and I will later send out a new updated list.

Tron

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