BWV file format description

Many people share .bwv files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bwv file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bwv files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bwv - Business Wave Data

The BWV data files are related to Business Wave. The BWV file is a Business Wave Data. The Business Wave seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

Business Wave

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Business Wave Data related extensions:

.itp: Shana Informed Filler Form Template
.aal: Agent Animation List
.rl7: PCAnywhere Remote Session Log
.prs: CorelDraw Print Style
.vgi: Vista Game Explorer Editor Game Data
.amx: Alpha Micro Operating System Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .bwv file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bwv files. Be especially cautious with .bwv files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .bwv file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.bwv

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .bwv file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

bav, bdv, bsv, bv, bvw, bw, bwb, bwc, bwd, bwf, bwg, gwv, hwv, nwv, wbv

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bwb: Visual Baler Spreadsheet
.bsv: BSAVE Image
.gwv: Groundwater Vistas Packaged Model
.bwc: BeadWizard Color Palette
.bsv: Bluespec System Verilog Data
.hwv: Hades Waveform Viewer Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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