Open SDA files

  • Full name
    StarOffice Drawing Format
  • Developer
    Oracle
  • Popularity
Have you encountered a problem with a SDA file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a SDA file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your SDA file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is SDA file?

The suffix SDA identifies a file that contains a vector graphic created using the StarOffice Draw drawing software. The files contain 2D vector data defining a drawing. This format was used by older versions of Draw. Newer variants use the OpenDocument format or.

More info

StarOffice was originally developed by the German company Star Division. The word processor StarWriter presented the basis of the package that first appeared for MS-DOS and subsequently for Windows. In 1999, Star Division was acquired by Sun Microsystems and ported StarOffice to various platforms. The components of OfficeSuite have been changed several times. In 2000, the source code was published by StarOffice, from which the open source project OpenOffice was created. Nevertheless, there was a commercial variant that offered additional support. From version 8 StarOffice supports the Open Document Standard.

In 2009 Sun was bought by Oracle, who discontinued the commercial version in 2011.

Programs which can open a SDA file

How to open file with SDA extension?

In order to open a file with SDA extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening SDA file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with SDA files, follow the instructions below.
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Install OpenOffice.org or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening SDA files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support SDA files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of SDA files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set OpenOffice.org as the default program for opening SDA files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate SDA files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the OpenOffice.org applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where OpenOffice.org has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with SDA files

Sometimes problems with opening SDA files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • SDA files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open SDA files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • SDA file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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