FRM File Extension - What Is An .frm File And How Do I Open It?

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Form File

Developer	N/A
Popularity	3.9 | 49 Votes

What is an FRM file?

An FRM file contains a form that may have been created by a variety of programs, such as Microsoft Visual Studio or Adobe FrameMaker. It is typically used to define fields within tables and it may also store database data, depending on the format.

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Programs that open FRM files

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Visual Basic Text Form

Developer	Microsoft
Popularity	3.9 | 24 Votes

An FRM file may also be a text-based form used by Microsoft Visual Basic (VB), a programming environment for developing Windows applications. It contains the code and layout information for a graphical form, including details about user interface ((UI||user_interface)) elements, such as buttons, text boxes, and labels. Software developers who maintain or update older VB applications use FRM files to define how a program's windows and dialog boxes appear and behave.

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In a Visual Basic project, FRM files work alongside .FRX files, which store binary data like icons, images, or other embedded resources used by the form. The FRM file itself includes the form’s structure and event-handling code, written in the Visual Basic language. When the project is compiled, Visual Basic combines these components into an executable program that displays the form as part of the user interface.

How to open an FRM file

You can open FRM files with Microsoft Visual Basic in Windows. Advanced users can also open them with a text editor, since they are saved in plain text format. However, modifying them manually may cause errors if the user does not preserve the structure.

Programs that open or reference FRM files

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MySQL Database Format File

Developer	Oracle
Popularity	3.6 | 36 Votes

A FRM file contains the formatting information or structure data for a table in a MySQL database. It specifies the table stored in the database and defines the fields and structure of the table. FRM files are generated when a MySQL table is created and they bear the same name as the tables for which they store the formatting information.

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You will most likely only encounter MySQL FRM files if you are a database architect or developer configuring the MySQL data storage backend of an application. The files are created in the same directory that represents the database to which the tables they are storing formatting information for belong.

FRM files are not meant to be manually opened. Instead, they are referenced by MySQL to format each table in a database.

FRM files are saved along with an .MYD file, which contains the actual data stored in the database. Both files are necessary for MySQL to recognize the database. If the MySQL database uses MyISAM tables, an .MYI file is also used and required.

There are some instances when data in a MySQL database is lost or becomes corrupt. Utilities like Aryson MySQL Database Repair may be used to recover or repair the FRM files that store the lost formatting information.

NOTE: FRM is short for "FoRMat."

Programs that open FRM files

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AccountEdge Form

Developer	Acclivity Group
Popularity	2.0 | 9 Votes

Form created by AccountEdge Pro, a business accounting application; contains data in a customized layout for checks, paychecks, receipts, payment notifications, invoices, statements, purchase orders, pay stubs, deposit slips, mailing labels, and tax forms.

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To view your forms, select Setup → Customize Forms and choose the form you'd like to view. To customize forms from the view window, select "Customize," make your edits, select "Save Form" or "Save Form As," name the form, and click OK. The customized form will be saved in you "Custom Forms" folder.

Programs that open FRM files

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Fallout Graphics File

Developer	Bethesda Softworks
Popularity	2.0 | 9 Votes

Graphics file used by Fallout 1 & 2, a role-playing video game series set in a post-apocalyptic world; stores one or more image frames referenced for gameplay; includes animal animations, speaking character heads, map objects, dialogue backgrounds, and components for the Pip-Boy interface.

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An image frame, which is contained in an FRM file, is an unpaletted 256-color image. Each frame has a corresponding .PAL palette file that provides color for the image or animation.

The 3 starting characters in the game are pre-made and each character has a corresponding FRM, .GCD, and .BIO file. These files are all located in the "premade" folder.

NOTE: Fallout 1 and 2 were originally developed by Interplay and Black Isle Studios but Bethesda Softworks acquired the rights.

Programs that open or reference FRM files

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ADLForms Form

Developer	ADL Software
Popularity	1.9 | 11 Votes

An FRM file may also be a form created by ADL Software ADLForms, an application used in the real estate industry to prepare legal contracts and forms. It stores information that makes up a form, including data fields and document formatting.

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ADL Software is an Australian company that develops ADLForms for real estate agents in the NSW, QLD, VIC, and WA regions. With the software, agents can create legally compliant and enforceable agreements and contracts.

When you save a form with ADLForms, the app creates an FRM file to store the formatting of the document and information you have entered. After saving the form, you can close it, then re-open it to continue editing it. When you are finished editing the form you can print it or save it as a .PDF document to share it.

How to open an FRM file

You can only open an FRM file with ADL Software ADLForms in Windows. To open an FRM file, select File → Open.

How to convert an FRM file

ADLForms can convert an FRM file to the Portable Document Format (PDF file) and the ADLForms Template Format (FRT file). To convert an FRM file, select File → Save as PDF or Save As Template.

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Painter Frame Stack File

Developer	Corel
Popularity	1.9 | 9 Votes

Frame stack created by Corel Painter, a digital painting application; stores a series of frames, including the width, height, resolution, and color depth of the frames; used to create animations of paintings.

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To create a FRM file, select File → New... and choose the "Movie With" option. A Frame Stacks floating palette will appear, which can be used to navigate between the frames and to preview the animation.

FRM files can be exported to QuickTime movies (.MOV files) as well as animated .GIF files.

Programs that open FRM files

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1. 1. Form File
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2. 2. Visual Basic Text Form
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3. 3. MySQL Database Format File
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4. 4. AccountEdge Form
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5. 5. Fallout Graphics File
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6. 6. ADLForms Form
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   • How to Convert
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7. 7. Painter Frame Stack File
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