ccajd@iceman.jcu.oz (Alison Davis) (08/12/89)
I've been reading (with interest) the discussions on database packages. I've been using a Dbase clone called dBXL for a couple of years and am quite satisfied with it. I wonder why no one has mentioned it. Some feedback on this would be appreciated. Alison Davis - James Cook Uni Computer Centre
AR.HFN@forsythe.stanford.edu (Hooshyar Naraghi) (08/13/89)
In article <323@iceman.jcu.oz>, ccajd@iceman.jcu.oz (Alison Davis) writes: >I've been reading (with interest) the discussions on database packages. >I've been using a Dbase clone called dBXL for a couple of years and am >quite satisfied with it. > >Some feedback on this would be appreciated. > >Alison Davis - James Cook Uni Computer Centre I have used dBXL in two major application programs that I developed for two clients, and have been pleased with its smooth and reliable performance. Both programs were transaction-oriented applications in which the data base sizes increased daily. I can report that dBXL's compiler, called Quicksilver, is fast enough, although I have not had a chance to compare it with Fox or Clipper products. I like dBXL's windowing capabilities more than Clipper simply because it has easier syntax for me. The compiler creates one true EXE file and two Overlay files. From developers' point of view, the compiler's memory management features is not as detailed as that of Clipper, but the final EXE program performs well for all practical purposes and for what we expect from a complied program. I would like to say that dBXL in its interpreted version is a bit slower than dBASE III + and Foxbase +. I learned this when I ran my menu screens from dBASE III + and Foxbase +. As for price nobody can bit dBXL. At retail price of $199 you get a reliable and well designed product. I personally do not know why we do not hear more about this package on the net or even news, but the software company, WordTech Systems, is a small, private one in Orinda, CA. They were one of the first to offer a compiler for dBASE, of course in the days of dBASE II. Their phone number is (415) 254-0900. Hooshyar F. Naraghi Stanford University AR.HFN@forsythe.stanford.edu
chuckb@hounix.UUCP (Chuck Bentley) (08/14/89)
In article <323@iceman.jcu.oz>, ccajd@iceman.jcu.oz (Alison Davis) writes: > I've been using a Dbase clone called dBXL for a couple of years and am > quite satisfied with it. > > I wonder why no one has mentioned it. How about telling us more. Is this a US product? Who sells it. What version of dBASE does it emulate? Chuck...
wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson) (08/21/89)
DBXL is a dBASE III+ superclone. All files are compatible between the two, it supports all of the dBASE commands and includes the following: Window management Better file control (# of open files) Arrays Graphs and some extended functions. It retails for $199 US and can be purchased for as low as $110. I have been a Beta tester for the product for a number of years now and it is a very tight and accurate package. -- Let sleeping dragons lie..... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Wilson (Bitnet: ucc2wew@nauvm | wilson@nauvax) Northern AZ Univ Flagstaff, AZ 86011