I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is associated
with it in order to open the file?
Blair

"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is associated with
>it in order to open the file?
> Blair
>

http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#userfiles

If you want to see/read/save any messages without using OE:
http://www.mitec.cz/mailview.html

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"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is associated with it
>in order to open the file?
> Blair
>

DBX files open with notebook.
"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is associated
>with it in order to open the file?
> Blair
>

Ooops----I meant to type NOTEPAD.
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> DBX files open with notebook.
> "bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is associated
>>with it in order to open the file?
>> Blair
>>
>
>

"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is associated
>with it in order to open the file?
> Blair

These are generally Outlook Express mail folder files, though there may be
some older exceptions.

However, you can't just open a dbx file in Outlook Express, because there
has to be an entry for it in the folder index file, 'folders.dbx'.
Fortunately this isn't that hard to arrange.

Assuming the name of 'test.dbx', this would be a process for viewing the
contents:

1. Open OE to a working identity, and create a folder named 'test'.
2. Go to Tools, Options, and on the Maintenance tab click Store Folder.
3. Highlight the folder name and path that appears, and press control+C.
4. Close Outlook Express.
5. Go to Start, Run, and press control+V to paste in the path to the store
folder. Press Enter.
6. Locate the 'test.dbx' file, and rename it - perhaps 'xtest.dbx'.
7. Copy in the 'test.dbx' file you want to view.
8. Restart OE. You should be able to view the contents of the 'test'
folder.

HTH
-pk

I thought this was an easy solution but it does not work with me. All I get
is meaningless characters
Blair

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> Ooops----I meant to type NOTEPAD.
> "Unknown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> DBX files open with notebook.
>> "bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is
>>>associated with it in order to open the file?
>>> Blair
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I wanted to look at a dbx file and do not now what programme is
>associated with it in order to open the file?
> Blair
>


That is an Outlook Express file for a folder. If it is 167KB or less, it
is empty. If the size is larger and you want to see the messages, import
it into Outlook Express.

How to restore individual dbx files:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I thought this was an easy solution but it does not work with me. All I get
>is meaningless characters
> Blair

That's because the "Unknown" poster has no idea what a dbx file is. Like
the others have said, dbx files are the mail folders from Outlook Express.

You make erroneous assumptions. I know what a .dbx file is. Also, if you go
to control panel--file types--and scroll to
dbx it will state the file can be opened with notepad if it isn't too big of
course.
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> "bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I thought this was an easy solution but it does not work with me. All I
>>get is meaningless characters
>> Blair
>
> That's because the "Unknown" poster has no idea what a dbx file is. Like
> the others have said, dbx files are the mail folders from Outlook Express.
>