Novell NetWare virtual loadable module
File type: Various data file
A vlm file extension identifies a virtual loadable module used by the Novell NetWare client.
A vlm file is a software module rather than a user document. It provides part of the NetWare networking functionality in an MS-DOS environment.
Found 2 different file type records with the same vlm filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 12, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
Novell NetWare was a network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. Its MS-DOS client used Virtual Loadable Modules to provide network services and related client functions.
The vlm file contains a loadable module used by the NetWare client software. The modules were loaded by the NetWare client rather than opened as independent documents.
This format is obsolete and is normally useful only as part of the original MS-DOS NetWare client installation.
A vlm file is not intended to be opened directly. On MS-DOS, the NetWare client loader loads the required modules as part of starting the client.
Keep the file in its original NetWare client directory and use it only with compatible Novell NetWare client software.
A vlm file is a component of NetWare client software, not a document or interchange format, so it cannot be meaningfully converted to another file format.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vlm files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: October 12, 2026
The vlm file extension is associated with Ashlar-Vellum, CAD and 3D modeling software for Microsoft Windows developed by Ashlar.
A vlm file contains a drawing created in Ashlar-Vellum. It is intended to be opened and edited in that software rather than used as a general-purpose graphics file.
Open the vlm file with Ashlar-Vellum on Microsoft Windows. Use the software's Open command to load the drawing.
Open the vlm file in Ashlar-Vellum and use the software's export or Save As options to create a file in a supported format. Available output formats depend on the installed version.
Software applications that can open vlm files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit vlm files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving vlm files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create vlm files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vlm files:
Microsoft Windows
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