File Extension ASX

File type: Advanced Stream Redirector File, Temporary Index File

About the ASX file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .ASX files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The .asx file extension is typically in the same location as the Advanced Stream Redirector. The .asx file extension has a file format of the type XML metafile in the said application. This file extension is specially generated for the storage of a list of files for the Windows Media which are essential in executing a continuous play of the multimedia during presentations. The .asx file extension is commonly employed for streaming video servers. Most of the time, it is present when a succession of multimedia playing is required. The said file extension gained popularity because of the number of protocols it is able to support such as the HTTP, RTSP and MMS. During its early release, only a few files of Windows Media were compatible with the file extension .asx. It is only when more and more users began using it that file formats such as the WVX, WMA, WAX, and WMV were created as additions to the compatibility of the file extension .asx.


Detailed information for file extension ASX

Category: Video Files, Temp Files
File format: Proprietary
Open with Windows: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Alpha Five
Open with Linux: N/A
The ASX file extension could also be in the same location as the software Alpha Five as its temporary index file. The said software Alpha Five is a specialized relational database system of management and at the same time a rapid application development system employed in the creation of Web applications that include AJAX. The ASX file extension uses this program in identifying temporary objects that permit specific optimizers in the creation and usage of the radix index for particular queries. The ASX file extension is useful in providing users with a variety of query requests essential for programs like Alpha Five.