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	~~{{Stub/Tech}}~~		'''WDB files''', Warcraft Data Base files or .wdb, are created by {{link-wow}} to cache data retrieved from its game servers.

	'''WDB~~'''~~ files ('''~~W'''arcraft '''D'''ata'''B'''ase~~ files, or .wdb) are ~~files~~ created by ~~[[World of Warcraft]]~~ to cache data retrieved from its game servers.

	WDB files regroup data downloaded in chunks. The data inside is ordered from first to last downloaded.		WDB files regroup data downloaded in chunks. The data inside is ordered from first to last downloaded.

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	All WDB files end with 8 times \x00.		All WDB files end with 8 times \x00.

			== See also ==
			* [[DBC file]]
			* [[DB2 file]]
	[[Category:WDB files\| ]]		[[Category:WDB files\| ]]
	[[Category:l]]		[[Category:l]]

WoWWiki>Raylan13bot: clean up, typos fixed: ie: → i.e.:

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clean up, typos fixed: ie: → i.e.:

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	*'''Signature''' : 4-bytes char [[#Signatures\|signature]]		*'''Signature''' : 4-bytes char [[#Signatures\|signature]]
	*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build		*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build
	*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (ie: SUne)		*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (i.e.: SUne)
	*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (maybe first compatible client build for this db version. to be veryfied)		*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (maybe first compatible client build for this db version. to be veryfied)
	*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (region code, to be veryfied)		*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (region code, to be veryfied)

WoWWiki>Angelike: /* Header */

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Header

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	*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build		*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build
	*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (ie: SUne)		*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (ie: SUne)
	*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6		*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (maybe first compatible client build for this db version. to be veryfied)
	*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6		*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (region code, to be veryfied)
	*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes, added in 3.0.8.9464, always null		*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes, added in 3.0.8.9464, always null

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	[[Category:WDB files\| ]]		[[Category:WDB files\| ]]
			[[Category:l]]

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	Signatures, just like locales, are reversed in the header.		Signatures, just like locales, are reversed in the header.

	{\| class="darktable"		{\| class="darktable zebra"
	! \| Signature !! \| File !! \| Stands for		! \| Signature !! \| File !! \| Stands for
	\|-		\|-

WoWWiki>Adys: New page: {{Stub/Tech}} '''WDB''' stands for '''W'''arcraft '''D'''ata'''B'''ase file. WDB files are created by the game to cache data retrieved from the servers. Category:Acronyms

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New page: {{Stub/Tech}} '''WDB''' stands for '''W'''arcraft '''D'''ata'''B'''ase file. WDB files are created by the game to cache data retrieved from the servers. Category:Acronyms

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{{Stub/Tech}}

'''WDB''' files ('''W'''arcraft '''D'''ata'''B'''ase files, or .wdb) are files created by [[World of Warcraft]] to cache data retrieved from its game servers.

WDB files regroup data downloaded in chunks. The data inside is ordered from first to last downloaded.

== Header ==
The header is of 16 bytes for pre-1.6 files, and 20 bytes for post-BC files:

*'''Signature''' : 4-bytes char [[#Signatures|signature]]
*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build
*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (ie: SUne)
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes, added in 3.0.8.9464, always null

=== Signatures ===
Signatures, just like locales, are reversed in the header.

{| class="darktable"
! | Signature !! | File !! | Stands for
|-
| BDIW
| [[Itemcache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''I'''tem '''D'''ata'''b'''ase
|-
| BDNW
| [[Itemnamecache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft Item '''Name''' '''D'''ata'''b'''ase
|-
| BOGW
| [[Gameobjectcache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''G'''ame '''Ob'''ject Database
|-
| BOMW
| [[Creaturecache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''MOB''' Database
|-
| CPNW
| [[Npccache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''NPC''' Database
|-
| NDRW
| [[Wowcache.wdb]]
| '''W'''a'''rd'''e'''n''' Cache
|-
| TSQW
| [[Questcache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''Q'''ue'''st''' Database
|-
| XTIW
| [[Itemtextcache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''I'''tem '''T'''e'''x'''t Database
|-
| XTPW
| [[Pagetextcache.wdb]]
| '''W'''arcraft '''P'''age '''T'''e'''x'''t Database
|}

== EntryLength ==
The EntryLength is the length in bytes of the cached row. It is always found in the second column and helps the game determinate corrupted cache entries as well as optimizing the reading process. Rows with an incorrect EntryLength are cleared on log in.

== EOF ==
All WDB files end with 8 times \x00.

[[Category:WDB files| ]]