Files with the extension .dxr belong to one of five programs: Adobe Director, AEC DesignWare, Dependable Strengths, Green Building Advisor, and Vegas Jackpot Gold. The most common use is with Adobe Director, a software package to help create interactive games, simulations, educational programs, flash demos, and other media forms for the Windows and Mac platforms. The software assigns the .dxr extension to protected movie or animation files. It is similar to the .dir format but different in that the .dxr is locked and unable to be edited. The advantage of this format is in allowing the file to be distributed without giving recipients the ability to edit the file or see the contents thereof. Adobe Shockwave Player is the only known program that will allow the user to view these movies.
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Several third party developers have reportedly created software tools that will convert the Adobe .dxr to .dir format, but the success rate of such programs is questionable. There is also a question of ethics and legality, as the .dxr format was specifically developed to prevent unauthorized users from gaining protected information from the file. Users who chose to attempt a conversion do so at their own risk.
Occasionally users will run into an error when trying to play older .dxr files using a web browser with a Shockwave plugin. Older versions of Director used some scripts that by today's standards are considered unsafe, and many browser plugins do not include support for these scripts. There is no known work around for this error other than installing the corresponding version of Director and Flash/Shockwave player.
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A similar error occurs when trying to open .dxr file created with Director 8.5 in the newer Director MX2. The file will begin playing normally, but after a few seconds will stop and give an error message similar to "the system cannot find the specified file". A work around has been reported which involves manipulating the Director.ini file and invoking the "old.dir". Details of this work around and its success rate are not known.
Dependable Strengths began as a software tool to help individuals define their strengths, talents, passions, and interests, primarily for career establishment purposes. The software, which is still available, has since been developed into a web-based application at the Dependable Strengths web site. Dependable Strengths .dxr files are Administrator resource files used to store data and settings for the software. The file format is proprietary and cannot be opened or accessed by any other software. Due to the nature of Administrator resource files, corrupted data could cause errors effecting the operation of the software. Care should be taken to prevent any attempt to open these files externally.
The next program in the list is Green Building Advisor, a program used by builders, architects, designers, and students to plan construction projects with as little environmental impact as possible. This software uses the .dxr extension on its designer files, but exactly what these files are is not known. It is assumed to be a proprietary format that cannot be opened externally.
Vegas Jackpot Gold is a virtual casino game for Windows and Mac with 50 table games and 200 video slot machines. The .dxr file for this software is a game file used for saving games in progress. It is unclear whether the .dxr extension is applied to all of the different game types, or just one. This format is proprietary to the software and cannot be accessed by any other programs.
AEC DesignWare is an old CAD program that's no longer produced or supported. Its use of the .dxr file extension has been verified, but what kind of files these were is unknown.
