BTR File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .btr
Full Name Btrieve Database File
MIME Type application/x-btrieve
Primary Association Database files
Developed by Pervasive Software
Structure Indexed
Access Method ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method)
Locking Mechanism Page-level locking
Max File Size Depends on the file system
Transactions Support Yes
Concurrency Control Optimistic and Pessimistic Locking
Data Integrity ACID Compliant
Encryption Supports data encryption
Indexing Support Multiple indexing methods
Data Types Supported Various, including integers, floats, strings, dates
Data Compression Supported
Operating Systems Windows, Linux (via compatibility layers)
API Support Yes
Unicode Support Yes
Typical Usage Embedded databases, legacy system support
Versioning Supports file versioning