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- From: steve.silverwood@filebank.cts.com (Steve Silverwood)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases
- Subject: Clipper 5.2
- Message-ID: <496.313.uupcb@filebank.cts.com>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 12:43:00 GMT
- Reply-To: steve.silverwood@filebank.cts.com (Steve Silverwood)
- Organization: The File Bank BBS - Fallbrook, CA 619-728-4318
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- >From: ch966@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jose M. Febus)
- >Newsgroups: comp.databases
- >Subject: Clipper 5.2
- >Date: 30 Nov 1992 14:54:01 GMT
- >Message-ID: <1fd9u9INNnfh@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- >
- >
- >Hi..
- > do u have any info about Clipper 5.2?? I will like to know
- >before i do my next upgrade...
- >
- > Thank you..
- >--
- > Jose Febus
- > "Drinking at Yagrumo"
-
- Here's what I have so far:
-
- [16 Dec 92]
-
- CA-Clipper 5.2 -- Why upgrade from CA-Clipper 5.01:
-
- New Documentation --
-
- All documentation will be reprinted. Functions previously
- included only in the Norton Guides online documentation will be
- included in the printed manuals. New tutorials for novice
- programmers and basic network programming, and additional code
- samples, will be included.
-
- API (Application Programming Interface) --
-
- Several APIs will be documented:
-
- VMM (Virtual Memory Manager) API: Enables software developers
- to better utilize CA-Clipper's advanced features. Programs
- written in C, Pascal and Assembly can use the VMM system to
- manage memory in a way consistent with CA-Clipper.
-
- RDD (Replaceable Database Drivers) API: Developers will be able
- to create their own RDDs and thus have access to virtually any
- file format.
-
- GT (General Terminal) API: Developers can create alternate
- screen drivers for CA-Clipper. This enables, for instance,
- access to the graphic screen.
-
- Additional RDDs --
-
- CA-Clipper 5.2 will contain several RDDs:
-
- The DBFNDX driver enables programmers to read and write dBASE
- III PLUS index files.
-
- The DBFNTXC driver was enhanced to allow conditional index
- creation and manipulation. It also has a new faster locking
- mechanism which will improve performance in most network
- environments and a hook for the inclusion of a progress gauge
- during indexing.
-
- The DBFCDX driver enables programmers to create and manipulate
- FoxPro index files.
-
- The DBFPDX driver enables programmers to work with Paradox files.
-
- The DBFMDX driver enables programmers to create and maintain
- dBASE IV-compatible multi-tag index files.
-
- All anomaly repair patches --
-
- CA-Clipper 5.2 will include all fixes which have been made
- available since the original version of CA-Clipper 5.01. This
- will result in a more stable application development system.
-
- Miscellaneous --
-
- CA-Clipper 5.2 will also have the following features:
-
- RSIS (Relocatable Screen Interface Specification) compliant
- screen I/O. This enables faster screen writes under products
- like QEMM which relocate the screen buffer.
-
- LIM 4.0-compliant expanded memory management. The 8Mb memory
- barrier is removed under LIM 4.0 allowing access of up to 64Mb.
- It also gives better compatibility with TSRs and faster memory
- access.
-
- Enhanced debugger.
-
-
- Hope that helps.
-
- //Steve//
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