| Kind 1: |
Index File |
| Information: |
Stores an index of files used by various programs; used by search functions to speed up searches; once a hard disk, directory of files, or database is indexed, the data can be searched and sorted more efficiently.
Used by Microsoft FoxPro, Corel QuickFinder, ESRI ArcView, ICQ, and other programs. |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs. |
| File Usage: |
Referenced by an application. Should not be opened manually. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
 Various programs |
| Macintosh: |
Various programs |
|
| Last Revised: February 6, 2007 |
| Kind 2: |
Navigation POI File |
| Information: |
Contains points of interest (POI) for a VDO Dayton GPS portable navigation device (PND); includes a header and a set of POIs; each POI consists of a 3 byte index, then 8 bytes for the coordinates and 46 bytes for name and type.
IDX files can be transferred to VDO Dayton PNDs via USB. |
| File Format: |
Proprietary file format used by VDO Dayton software. |
| File Usage: |
Referenced by an application. Should not be opened manually. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Wonderware InTouch
WorkSmart Automation ReportBuilder |
|
| Last Revised: December 31, 2008 |
| Kind 3: |
Outlook Express Mailbox Index File |
| Information: |
Stores an index of mail messages stored in an Outlook Express mailbox (.MBX file); should be located in the same folder as the mailbox files; required for importing old Outlook Express mailboxes into Outlook Express 5 or later. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Microsoft Outlook Express |
|
| Last Revised: December 16, 2006 |
| Kind 4: |
HMI Historical Log Index File |
| Information: |
Index for log files created by InTouch Human-Machine Interface (HMI) software or ReportBuilder with ODBC Connector pack for InTouch; used for running reports from collected data |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Transfer to a VDO Dayton device |
|
| Last Revised: n/a |
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