Palm OS Database
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A PalmOS Database is the normal format in which data is stored on a PalmOS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem, and instead store everything as part of a database. The .pdb extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC. The one other format used on a Palm device is PRC, or Palm Resource Compiler.
Specific formats
The type of data stored in the file is indicated by a type/creator code: a total of 8 ASCII characters starting at offset 60.
There are separate articles for the following formats:
- GrayPaint
- MOBI (type code "
BOOKMOBI") - Palm Database ImageViewer (type code "
vIMGView") - PalmDOC (type code "
TEXtREAd") - PQA (type code "
pqa clpr") - ScreenShot Hack PDB
- TealPaint PDB (type code "
DataTlPt")
If the type code (the first 4 characters) is "appl", then it is a PRC file, not a PDB file.
For a longer list of formats, see the MobileRead Wiki.
