Extract text from DVB files
To convert your DVB file to another format, you need Autodesk AutoCAD or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "VBA Project" file type, you need software like Autodesk AutoCAD or a similar tool.
The .DVB file extension is primarily associated with AutoCAD VBA Projects, a legacy format used by Autodesk AutoCAD to store Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros, forms, and code modules. These files are standard Microsoft Compound documents that encapsulate automation logic designed to streamline CAD workflows.
While .DVB files were once the standard for CAD automation, they present significant challenges today. Because the file is a proprietary binary container, the code inside is not directly readable by standard text editors or version control systems like Git. Furthermore, Microsoft and Autodesk have gradually de-emphasized VBA in favor of NET (C# or VB.NET) due to security vulnerabilities and lack of 64-bit support in older modules. Users often find themselves needing to "convert" these files - specifically, to extract the underlying source code into BAS, CLS, or FRM files - to migrate legacy tools to modern plugins or simply to view the logic without purchasing an AutoCAD license.
A secondary but distinct use of the .DVB extension is for Energy Logger Data files generated by AEMC DataView. These are often JetDB databases containing electrical usage statistics. Users with these files typically face the "black box" problem: valuable data is locked inside a proprietary software format. The ideal workflow involves converting these logs to CSV or XLSX (Excel) for analysis in standard spreadsheet software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DVB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted JPG, ZX, DWG and CAD files.
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.