alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .SDF

File description

It is also called the structured format of database that use extended and fixed lengths of field to store data and values. If you want you’re these kinds of files to be imported or exported then you can perform it by these standard data files using different kind of applications. These kind of standard data files are used to transfer different kind of files in between computer’s databases.

The format of these kinds of data files are used by spec and this is also set at the macro level.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .SDF file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .SDF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .SDF file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .SDF file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Data Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Standard Data File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

dBASE

Full Convert Enterprise

Microsoft SQL Server

Pervasive PSQL

Category

GIS Files

Developer

Autodesk

Popularity

File name: Spatial Data Format File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

AutoCAD Civil 3D

AutoCAD Map 3D

FME Desktop

MapGuide Open Source

MapGuide Viewer

Topobase

Linux

MapGuide Open Source

Category

Data Files

Developer

Symyx Technologies

Popularity

File name: Structure Data File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

ACD/ChemFolder

Avogadro

CheD

ChemFileBrowser

OmniViz

PowerMV

Scientific VIDA

Mac OS

Avogadro

Scientific VIDA

Linux

Avogadro

OmniViz

Scientific VIDA

Category

Database Files

Developer

Microsoft

Popularity

File name: SQL Server Compact Database File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Microsoft SQL Server 2012

SDF Viewer

Visual Studio

Category

Game Files

Developer

Massive Entertainment

Popularity

File name: World in Conflict Game Map

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

WicEd

World in Conflict

Remember!

The .SDF file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .SDF extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .SDF file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .SDF file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .SDF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .SDF file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .SDF file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .SDF file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.