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SQLite databases +are portable across 32-bit and 64-bit machines +and between +<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness">big-endian</a> and +<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness">little-endian</a> +architectures. +</p> + +<p> +The SQLite database file format is also stable. +All releases of SQLite version 3 can read and write database +files created by the very first SQLite 3 release (version 3.0.0) +going back to 2004-06-18. This is "backwards compatibility". +The developers promise to maintain backwards compatibility of +the database file format for all future releases of SQLite 3. +"Forwards compatibility" means that older releases +of SQLite can also read and write databases created by newer +releases. SQLite is usually, but not completely forwards +compatible. +</p> + +<p> +The stability of the SQLite database file format and the fact +that the file format is cross-platform combine to make SQLite +database files an excellent choice as an +<a href="appfileformat.html">Application File Format</a>. +The US Library Of Congress acknowledges this by listing SQLite +as a <a href="locrsf.html">recommended storage format</a> for long-term preservation of +digital content. +</p> +</p> + +<hr> +<div style='font-size: 75%;'> +<p>Notes: +<ol> +<li>Temporary journal files are created as part of transaction control, +but those extra files are not part of the steady-state database. +</ol> +</div> +<p align="center"><small><i>This page last modified on <a href="https://sqlite.org/docsrc/honeypot" id="mtimelink" data-href="https://sqlite.org/docsrc/finfo/pages/onefile.in?m=ff3408d859">2022-01-08 05:02:57</a> UTC </small></i></p> + |