CompuServe Thread

Xbase for the Amiga?

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#29643From: Patrick BennerOct 26, 1992 9:51 AM
Are there any database development packages available for the Amiga that are Xbase compatible? PB
#29675From: Robert HayesOct 27, 1992 12:37 AM
SuperbasePro is file compatible, but not program compatible.
#30002From: Patrick BennerNov 12, 1992 9:10 AM
Does SuperbasePro actually use the .dbf file structure as its native file format or does it that just one of its file export options? Does is support SQL? Can the code be compiled into an executable file? Multiuser support? PB
#30019From: Oxxi Tech SupportNov 12, 1992 7:10 PM
Hello Patrick, SBase4 Professional uses it's own database format internally, but it can read .dbf files. SBase4 does not support SQL and we are working on a LAN version which should be available in January. Mike Uman Oxxi, Inc. []xxi, Inc. >>> running under AutoPilot
#30036From: Robert HayesNov 13, 1992 12:53 PM
That'sjust a file import/export option. It is not SQL. (Neither is Xbase). No compilation is implemented, but there is multiuser support.
#30117From: Patrick BennerNov 16, 1992 12:57 PM
What's the programming environment like? Are the language constructs very Xbase-like? PB
#30125From: Robert HayesNov 16, 1992 8:21 PM
The language environment is decent, kind of an extended basic. It's not very structured, but structure is a state of mind <g>. A warning: it will let you write very, very ugly and bad code. But just about anything will do that, so that's not much of a bad point. The language constructs are very BASIC like – IF…THEN…ELSE, WHILE…WEND, FOR… NEXT..