XBase

The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is xBase.

xBase is the generic term for all programming languages that derive from the original dBase (Ashton-Tate) programming language. There are indicators that there was a non-commercial predecessor.

The 'x' means the various flavors, such as dBase, (dBXL/Arago) QuickSilver, Clipper, FoxPro and xBase++. As of this writing (2005), the following are commercially available: Visual FoxPro is available from Microsoft, Recital from Recital Corp., xBase++ from Alaska Software, Clipper from GrafxSoft, Flagship from multisoft GmbH and dBase from dBASE Inc.. Some free versions are in development: Clip, the Harbour Project and xHarbour.

A developer community support for xBase is focused mainly on Clipper, FoxPro and xBase++ can be found here: Oasis Web Site. A comprehensive list of communities related to Visual FoxPro can be found [here].

External links

• Clipper Newsgroup
• Xbase ( & dBASE ) File Format Description