Input file
ABS
- Full Name: Absolute Database Single-file Database Format
- Developer: ComponentAce
Output file
HSI
- Full Name: Handmade Software Bitmap Image
- Developer: Handmade Software
What is ABS file?
An ABS file is an encrypted database created by the Absolute Database component suite for Borland Delphi and C++Builder. It is used to store application data and settings. ABS files store information in multiple tables with binary string data types using cross-platform, server-less database engine. ABS files provide a viable alternative to another database file like .MDB, accessible using ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity). [ ⏩ ] ABS file extension
What is HSI file?
[ ⏩ ] HSI file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from ABS to HSI?
To successfully convert the ABS file to HSI, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.ABS). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case HSI (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than HSI).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. ABS to HSI. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting ABS files to HSI files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension HSI, while before this step we had the ABS file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new HSI file, or not.