DbfREXX
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A REXX extension that allowes you to work with xBase database, index and memo files from your REXX program. Shipped as a compiled royalty free DLL for 32 bit versions of OS/2 and later for the 32 bit version of MS Windows.
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Features
According to the company sales blurb:
- Meaningful function names familiar to the xBASE programmer.
- Network support.
- File and record locking.
- Functions for opening, creating, updating, reading, and indexing dBASE files.
- Soundex searching
- File format support
- DBF (dBASE, Clipper, Foxpro database)
- DBT (dBASE, Clipper memo fields)
- FPT (Foxpro extended memo fields)
- NDX (dBASE index)
- NTX (Clipper index)
Version
- 2.0 (1995)
- 3.15 for OS/2 and MS Windows
Prerequisites
- OS/2 Warp or later
- A REXX interpreter for the Windows version.
Interpreter & framework support for v.3.1
- Classic REXX built into OS/2
- Object REXX built into OS/2
- Watcom VX-REXX
- Hockware VisPro/REXX
- Quercus Systems Personal REXX for OS/2
- IBM Object REXX for Windows
- Quercus Systems Personal REXX for Windows
Note that this is just what the company explicitly supported, other REXX systems like the Regina REXX interpreter and the GpfREXX GUI builder appear to work as well.
License
- Commercial - Discontinued
- Last known prices for dbfREXX ca. 2003 were USD 129 for the basic library for each platform, USD 189 for "Gold" version that had both the OS/2 and MS Windows version bundled and USD 995 one time payment and USD 395 per year for a site license. dbfREXX could also be bought in a bundle with dbfLIB for USD 329. Prices in the 1990's were higher than this.
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API
This is a list of the calls the dbfREXX DLL/library accept, they are listed here simply as a reference for those that may have the library but not the handbook.
RexDbfAppend RexDbfDeleteAll RexDbfRecall RexDbfAppendFrom RexDbfDeleted RexDbfRecallAll RexDbfAppendFromFile RexDbfFlushWrite RexDbfAppendMultiple RexDbfGetDatabaseType RexDbfReccount RexDbfBottom RexDbfGetLastError RexDbfRecno RexDbfClearRecBuf RexDbfGo RexDbfRefresh RexDbfClipperLock RexDbfHandle RexDbfSeek RexDbfClose RexDbfLocate RexDbfSeekNoPad RexDbfCloseAll RexDbfLock RexDbfSetDeleted RexDbfCopyTo RexDbfMarkAll RexDbfSkip RexDbfCreate RexDbfName RexDbfSort RexDbfCreateExtended RexDbfOpen RexDbfSoundex RexDbfCreateFile RexDbfPack RexDbfTop RexDbfCreateFromExtended RexDbfPackAndReindex RexDbfUnlock RexDbfCreateFromFile RexDbfQueryLock RexDbfUpdateRecord RexDbfCreateFromHandle RexDbfReadRange RexDbfUse RexDB3Lock RexDbfReadRangeBuf RexDbfWriteRec RexDbfDB4Lock RexDbfZap RexDbfDelete RexFldChangeName RexFldReplaceDate RexFldCopy RexFldReplaceDirect RexFldCopyDate RexFldTrue RexFldCount RexFldType RexFldDecimals RexFldValue RexFldName RexFldWidth RexFldReplace RexIndexBottom RexIndexOpen RexIndexGetCurrent RexIndexClose RexIndexReindex RexIndexSetCurrent RexIndexCloseAll RexIndexSkip RexIndexKeyExpression RexIndexCreate RexIndexTop RexIndexKey RexIndexKeyLen RexIndexType RexIndexNSeek RexMemoBlockSize RexMemoRead RexMemoDelete RexMemoReadFilter RexMemoExist RexMemoWrite RexMemoLen RexGetAutoPack RexGetDbfNormal RexGetDefaultLockType RexGetCentury RexGetDbfOpenMode RexGetPadding RexGetDbfDateFormat RexGetDbfReadOnly RexGetStemName RexGetDbfExclusive RexGetDefaultBlockSize RexSetAutoPack RexSetDbfNormal RexSetDefaultLockType RexSetCentury RexSetDbfOpenMode RexSetPadding RexSetDbfDateFormat RexSetDbfReadOnly RexSetStemName RexSetDbfExclusive RexSetDefaultBlockSize RexCvtCharReplace RexDbfLIBVersion RexLoadDbfLib RexCvtCharToDate RexDbfVersion RexUnloadDbfLib RexCvtDateToChar