how do i view .pdb files?

[crg]

Hi,i have a CD with some files on it that are in .PDB format,when i try to open them windows asks me what program i would like to use to open it but i dont know which one or if i even have it!!,there doesnt seem to be an option to search the web for the program,or if there is i cant see it,does anyone know which program i need?please help!

[Faustus]

Well what exactly are the files? I dont know the format but if I now what the files are (compressed data, database, picture, text) that would help alot.

Otherwise this is all I can find
http://rcsb-deposit.rutgers.edu/format-faq-v1.html

Unless you mean pdF, if so thats a whole different story.

[redwudz]

Protein Data Base? Palm Data Base? Or maybe it's a PDF file for Acrobat Reader.

[ViRaL1]

Sounds like Palm Database files. What's the CD for?

[crg]

hi guys,well thier textbooks on cd so guess theyll have text and pictures on it.Science textbooks if that matters.Under file folder it just says .PDB.It doesnt open with adobe acrobat reader 5.0

[bunyip]

There are 20 'PDB' file types listed here ..
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=PDB
can you figure out which one is yours?

[Sifaga]

have you tried opening it with notepad

[crg]

hey guys,note pad says the files are too big for it too open.i went to that website,im not quite sure whats its telling me.I think the files might be for a palm top only,if so do i need a palm to read them?is there no way i can do it on my comp?

[redwudz]

Do a Google search for 'pdb converter' and you should find one of the programs listed to do what you want.

[bunyip]

crg ..
On the 'FileExt' web site against the entry for 'Palmpilot Database/Document File' it has a link to a viewer called XnView.
http://www.xnview.com/
There is a free download - give it a try.

[crg]

i tried it and it doesnt seem to work!! i don't know whats going on,isnt there any way i can play these files on my computor,do i have to have a palm pilot to play them?do you think the files might be corrupted,dodgy disk etc...?

[bunyip]

OK - try this instead - see if the 'PalmXP' program can open it.
http://www.jakewalk.de/palm/palmxp_e.html

or check out the 'palm-db-tools-project' ...
http://sourceforge.net/projects/palm-db-tools/

[crg]

Hi,i tried to download the programs you suggested bunnyyip but i'm not sure how to use them,anyways i have xnview program,but when i try to open it i get an error saying the format of the file could not be determined,i used pdb converter and get an excel type worksheet up but when i click "file" "convert pdb" nothing happens and i tried using IE2PDB and clicking on the PDB to text option but although i can enter the source file in okay i cant seem to put in a destination file,i tried typing one in and again nothing happened.I'm sure the disk is not corrupted as my computor can read the disk every time i put it in.

[ViRaL1]

There's no app on the CD to view the files? That seems kind of strange.

[crg]

i finally got it running wiht isilo.unfortunalty this is not free,can anyone suggest any freeware?

[zzyzzx]

I stil have no idea what the intended use of the files are. I think you need to solve that mystery first.