# \#file

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## [SQLite as a cross-application data format, FITS/HDF5/VOTable alternative](https://www.rubin.community/t/sqlite-as-a-cross-application-data-format-fits-hdf5-votable-alternative/1093)

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**Author:** [@brianv0](https://www.rubin.community/u/brianv0)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/sqlite-as-a-cross-application-data-format-fits-hdf5-votable-alternative/1093 "2016-08-31T00:01:15Z")

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I mentioned in the AHM using SQLite as an alternative interchange format. It's my plan to eventually offer this as a data format which can be returned from dbserv (Which can currently support a custom JSON format we've d…