Extract text from AutoCAD VBA projects (DVB)
To convert DVB projects to another format, you need AutoCAD or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "AutoCAD Macro File" file type, you need software like AutoCAD or a similar tool.
The .dvb file extension primarily represents an AutoCAD VBA Project file created by Autodesk AutoCAD. It acts as a container for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro code, user forms, and project settings utilized to automate repetitive drafting tasks. A smaller subset of .dvb files function as energy logger databases (based on standard JetDB) for AEMC DataView software, or as legacy game save files.
In the real world, .dvb files are increasingly problematic. Because they rely on aging Microsoft VBA technology, Autodesk now requires users to download a separate, optional VBA Enabler just to run them. The format relies on a proprietary binary container structure (Microsoft Compound Document format), making it impossible to read the raw code directly in modern web browsers or basic text editors. Furthermore, VBA macros pose significant security vulnerabilities, prompting many engineering firms to actively block them.
Users typically need to convert .dvb files to modern scripting formats like LSP (AutoLISP) or CS (C#), or simply extract the plain text BAS modules to review the code safely. Unfortunately, standard online converters fail because this file format is heavily encrypted or compiled as a binary container. Often, only the original software can properly read, compile, or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format - such as readable text streams nested within the Microsoft Compound structure - viewing or extraction may still be possible without purchasing an expensive CAD license.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DVB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert DVB file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use AutoCAD or similar software from the "VBA Macro Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to DVB, try AutoCAD or another comparable tool in the "VBA Macro Project Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our DVB converter.