Xbase++: Difference between revisions

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Alaska Xbase++ is a Clipper/xBase compatible database development system.

XbToolsIII an additional multi-purpose library for Xbase++ provides compatibility to CA-Tools III and simplifies porting of existing DOS solutions which use the functionalities.

History

It was originally developed for 32-bit OS/2. In 1998 it was available for 32-bit Windows programming. The company stopped supporting OS/2 with version 1.3 and removed all references, support documents and updates for the system from their homepage.

Version 1.2 for OS/2 is close enough to standard xBase/Clipper de-facto standards that you can move code developed for it to a modern system like Harbour without too much difficulty.

Version

OS/2

Xbase/2

1.00 (Feb 1996)
1.01 (Jun 1996)

Xbase++

1.02 (May 1997)
1.2 (Dec 1999)
- German Edition
- International Edition

Windows

1.1 (Dec 1997)
1.50 (Sep 2000)
1.82 (Mar 2003)
1.90 (Jul 2006)
2.00.570 (2014-12-16)

Links

Alaska Software Inc.

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-==Description==
+[[File:Xbasepp.gif|right]]
-A Clipper/[[xBase]] compatible database development system that was originally a dual OS/2 - Windows application but is by now a MS Windows only program. The company stopped supporting OS/2 with version 1.3 and removed all references, support documents and updates for the system from their homepage.
+Alaska '''Xbase++''' is a Clipper/[[xBase]] compatible database development system.
-Version 1.2 of xBase++ for OS/2 is close enough to standard xBase/Clipper de-facto standards that you can move code developed for it to a modern system like [[Harbour]] without too much difficulty.
+'''XbToolsIII''' an additional multi-purpose library for Xbase++ provides compatibility to CA-Tools III and simplifies porting of existing DOS solutions which use the functionalities.
+==History==
+It was originally developed for 32-bit OS/2. In 1998 it was available for 32-bit Windows programming. The company stopped supporting OS/2 with version 1.3 and removed all references, support documents and updates for the system from their homepage.
+Version 1.2 for OS/2 is close enough to standard xBase/Clipper de-facto standards that you can move code developed for it to a modern system like [[Harbour]] without too much difficulty.
 ==Version==
-*Last OS/2 version: 1.2
+;OS/2
-*Latest Windows version: 1.9
+''Xbase/2''
+*1.00 (Feb 1996)
+*1.01 (Jun 1996)
+''Xbase++''
+*1.02 (May 1997)
+*1.2 (Dec 1999)
+** German Edition
+** International Edition
+;Windows
+*1.1 (Dec 1997)
+*1.50 (Sep 2000)
+*1.82 (Mar 2003)
+*1.90 (Jul 2006)
+*2.00.570 (2014-12-16)
 ==Links==
-* [http://www.alaska-software.com Official homepage]
+* [http://www.alaska-software.com Alaska Software Inc.]
-==Author==
-*Alaska Software
-[[Category:Tools]][[Category:MS Windows Tools]][[Category:Databases]][[Category:xBase]]
+[[Category:xBase]]