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DbfLIB

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Description

A multi-platform C library that allowed you to work with xBase database, index and memo files from your C program, shipped as a compiled library that had explicit support for DOS and 16 and 32 bit versions of both OS/2 and MS Windows. The company later introduced a C++ version of the library called dbfLIB++ that was shipped free with the C version of the library, and when the market for dBase related products started cooling down around the turn of the century the company responded by lowering the prices of the product and offering the package in a source code form which opened up the possibility to use the library with other operating systems.

File format support

  • DBF (dBASE, Clipper, Foxpro database)
  • DBT (dBASE, Clipper memo fields)
  • FPT (Foxpro memo fields)
  • NDX (dBASE index)
  • NTX (Clipper index)

Version

  • Last known version: v.3.1 for OS/2 and MS Windows.

Compiler support for v.3.1

  • Microsoft C Version 6.0a (DOS & OS/2 1.x)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5x (Windows 3.1)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2.x (Windows 95/NT)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 4.x (Windows 95/NT)
  • Borland C++ (DOS, Windows 3.1)
  • MetaWare High C/C++ (OS/2 Warp)
  • IBM CSet++ (OS/2 2.x & Warp)
  • IBM VisualAge C++ (OS/2 Warp)
  • Watcom C/C++ 10.x (DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2 1.x, OS/2 2.x, OS/2 Warp, Windows 95/NT)

License

  • Commercial - Discontinued

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