Input file
ISM
- Full Name: InstallShield Project Format
- Developer: Flexera Software
Output file
ABS
- Full Name: Absolute Database Single-file Database Format
- Developer: ComponentAce
What is ISM file?
The .ISM file extension is associated with the InstallShield software. This software allows users to create Windows installers for their applications and is used extensively throughout the software industry. The ISM files contain project data which is compiled and used by InstallShield in order to create installers for various pieces of software. [ ⏩ ] ISM file extension
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
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from ISM to ABS?
To successfully convert the ISM file to ABS, 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.ISM). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case ABS (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 ABS).
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. ISM to ABS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting ISM files to ABS 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 ABS, while before this step we had the ISM file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new ABS file, or not.