ABF files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: Adobe Binary Screen Font File
This document describes Adobe Systems’ binary screen font format, called the ABF format. The format encodes Adobe's character bitmap distribution format. The distribution format is ASCII-encoded tex...
This document describes Adobe Systems’ binary screen font format, called the ABF format. The format encodes Adobe’s character bitmap distribution format. The distribution format is ASCII-encoded text. Refer to Character Bitmap Distribution Format for more details. The file is bytes. File names end with .abf. The first byte indicates byte order. A value of 1 means low-byte-first, like IBM PC.
Files with ABF extension may be used by Windows programs. ABF files are Backup Files. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is recommended for managing ABF files.
ABF files contain a backup of metadata for anal...
Files with ABF extension may be used by Windows programs. ABF files are Backup Files. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is recommended for managing ABF files.
ABF files contain a backup of metadata for analyzing data. They allow analytics data to be restored or replicated. ABF files are created and read on Windows computers.
To open an ABF file you need software like Binary Screen Font. If ABF file is not associated with a program, double-click the file icon to open it. Make sure Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is installed.
ABF file extension is associated with Analysis Services Backup File. Analysis Services is part of Microsoft SQL Server and Azure. ABF files allow users to backup data and objects related to Analysis Services models. They can store cubes, mining structures, dimensions and roles. ABF files transport Analysis Services models between environments.
Adobe Type Manager
FontForge
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)