.TRX File Extension
Visual Studio Test Results File
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Popularity |
4.1 | 22 Votes |
What is a TRX file?
Test results file created by Visual Studio, a Microsoft application used to develop Windows software; contains test results stored in an XML format; used to display test results in Visual Studio as well as save historical test case results.
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TRX files may also be created using Microsoft MSTest, a command-line utility that runs unit tests created in Visual Studio 2005 and later. The program executable file MSTest.exe has various command-line options that can be used to customize the output of tests.
NOTE: Test results remain in memory in Visual Studio until they are explicitly written to disk into a TRX file. They can be saved by using the "Export Test Run Results" option in Visual Studio.
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Firmware Image File
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
4.1 | 11 Votes |
Firmware image used by various embedded computer devices, including the Linksys WT54G router series; contains the firmware image contents as well as a header that provides the file length, a checksum, and the partition offsets within the file; used to recover or update the firmware on a device.
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TRX files may also be provided in .BIN format, which typically is a vendor-specific version of a TRX file.
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PASSOLO Translation List File
| Developer | SDL |
| Popularity |
4.0 | 9 Votes |
Translation list created by PASSOLO, a program used for language translation of user interfaces; contains a collection of strings in multiple languages; used within a specific program to recognize key phrases and translate them from one language to another.
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NOTE: Once TRX files have been exported, they are locked and cannot be modified again in PASSOLO.
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WebAuthorize Batch File
| Developer | CyberCash |
| Popularity |
3.0 | 4 Votes |
Batch file created by WebAuthorize, a program that processes credit card transactions; stores a collection of eleven transaction fields for transaction ID, credit card number, credit card expire, credit card auth name, AVS, zip code, amount, customer ID, and invoice ID.
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TRX files are used to process a batch of credit card transactions through an automated system and typically are comprised of a full day of business transactions. They are commonly used in e-commerce.
TRX files are named by the merchant identifier, a tilde, the batch number, and the ".trx" file extension. For example, "merchant1~3245.trx".
Tellan Software, the makers of PC Authorize, the predecessor to WebAuthorize, were purchased by CyberCash in 1999, who was purchased by VeriSign and subsequently PayPal.