Extract text from SCA files
To convert your SCA file to another format, you need Shimadzu UVProbe or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Spectroscopy Scan File" file type, you need software like Shimadzu UVProbe or a similar tool.
The .SCA file extension represents two distinct technical formats, creating frequent confusion. Primarily, it is a Spectrophotometer Scan Data file generated by scientific instruments from manufacturers like Shimadzu (using UVProbe) or Analytik Jena (using WinASPECT). These binary files store raw spectral analysis results (wavelength vs. absorbance) and are proprietary, meaning they cannot be opened directly in Microsoft Excel or standard text editors. Researchers often need to convert these files to CSV, TXT, or XLSX to perform data analysis or generate publication-quality plots.
In enterprise environments, an .SCA file is often an SAP Component Archive used by SAP NetWeaver. These are standard compressed archives (similar to JAR or ZIP) containing software updates and Java development components. Users frequently struggle to view the contents because the extension is not recognized by default archive managers. Renaming the file to ZIP usually allows immediate extraction. Additionally, the OMNeT++ discrete event simulator uses .SCA files to store scalar simulation results, which can be converted to CSV using the command-line scavetool.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SCA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert SCA file to EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT, CMD or COM, you can use Shimadzu UVProbe or similar software from the "Spectroscopy Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to SCA, try Shimadzu UVProbe or another comparable tool in the "Spectroscopy Data 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 SCA converter.