.PRG File Extension

Program file used by various applications; may be an executable function or script that can be run within another program; may also be a text file that contains source code, which can be compiled into an executable program.

CAD file created by PC-DMIS, a metrology software used for programming coordinate-measuring machines (CMMs); saves a "part program," which contains instructions for moving the machine around a physical part in order to take its measurements.

PC-DIMS part programs allow designers the ability to store a program offline and run them in the 3D software environment before running them with an actual coordinate-measuring machine.

Program file used by older DOS versions of dBASE and xBase variants; saved as a script which can be run with the dBASE or xBase interpreter; can be run without compilation, which provides developers with faster turn-arounds when testing.

Program file used by the Akai MPC series samplers such as the MPC2000; contains one or more audio samples, including the sample name and MIDI information used for mapping the samples to particular keys.

Program written in the RAPID robotics programming language; contains instructions for automated robots to follow; may be created in ABB RobotStudio, a simulation and offline robot programming application; also be referred to as an S4 program.

Executable program created for the older Commodore platform; could store one of many types of programs but now mainly used for preserving old games and playing them with Commodore emulation software such as CCS64.

Text program file used by Visual FoxPro, a development tool used for creating Windows database applications; contains one or more commands often instructing FoxPro to load a form or window designed within the software; often contains a "DO" command.

PRG files allow programs to be run within the Visual FoxPro environment. However, they are not Windows executable files. Therefore, you must first compile the program into a Windows executable in order to run it outside of Visual FoxPro.

NOTE: FoxPro, the predecessor to Visual FoxPro, is an xBase variant, so FoxPro PRG files may be similar to those found in other xBase programming environments, such as Clipper, dBFast, and older versions of dBASE.

File used by WAVmaker, a program used for rendering MIDI data to .WAV audio files; also used by Mellosoftron, a virtual sampler program; saves a "patch," which stores fine-tuned instrument playback settings for producing output audio.

Source code file created using RPG Toolkit, a development environment for creating Windows role-playing games; contains code written using the RPG Toolkit syntax; used for scripting events when actions are taken in the game.

Application file used by GEM Desktop (Graphic Environment Manager), an old operating system released in 1988; also used by Atari ST systems, which used GEM Desktop; stores a program similar to how an .EXE file stores a program in Windows.