.DCX File Extension
Zsoft Multi-Page Paintbrush File
| Developer | ZSoft |
| Popularity |
2.9 | 24 Votes |
What is a DCX file?
Multi-page image file created by various image programs; contains a small header that identifies the DCX file followed by a sequence of .PCX files; commonly used to create digital fax files.
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The DCX file format was originally developed by Zsoft.
Programs that open DCX files
Visual FoxPro Database Index
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Popularity |
3.0 | 6 Votes |
A DCX file may also be an index file used by Microsoft Visual FoxPro, a discontinued Windows database management system. It stores index data in binary format that links specific data entries to their corresponding records in the main FoxPro database, which speeds up query execution. Visual FoxPro automatically creates DCX files when it indexes a FoxPro database.
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Visual FoxPro is a data-centric programming language and database management system (DBMS) developed by Microsoft to be an updated version of the earlier FoxPro software. Microsoft released it in 1995 to allow developers to create data-driven business applications.
While most Visual FoxPro users did not encounter DCX files, they were critical to improving the efficiency of database operations, especially when dealing with large datasets. DCX files allow FoxPro to quickly locate and retrieve data, reducing the time required for searches and data manipulation.
NOTE: Microsoft officially discontinued Visual FoxPro in 2007.
How to open a DCX file
DCX files are not meant to be opened. Instead, Microsoft Visual FoxPro references the information in the file to speed up query execution.
Programs that open or reference DCX files
FAXserve Fax Document
| Developer | ACCPAC |
| Popularity |
2.8 | 6 Votes |
Fax format used by ACCPAC FAXserve, a program that can send, receive, and broadcast faxes from a computer; saves images and text in a digital format that is viewable by multiple fax programs.