DBT File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .dbt
Full Name Database Text File
Primary Association Database Files
File Type Text
Charset Encoding ASCII or UTF-8
Usage Storing data in a structured text format
Secondary Associations Software development, Data export/import
MIME Type text/plain
Can Store Binary Data No
Editable With Text Editor (Notepad, VSCode, etc.)
Common Tools for Handling Database Management Software, Text Editors
Structure Varies (could be CSV-like, key-value pairs, etc.)
Compression Not inherently, but can be compressed with ZIP, RAR, etc.
Security Can be encrypted with third-party software
Accessibility High (due to simplicity and text nature)
Standard No specific standard; Format is flexible
Used by Various Database Management Systems for text data storage or logs
Advantages Simple, human-readable, easily processed by scripts
Disadvantages Lacks the efficiency and features of binary formats
Interoperability High with tools that accept CSV or similar text data formats
Typical File Size Varies significantly based on content