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- From: cy@borland.com (Cy Shuster)
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- Subject: Re: dBase IV problems
- Message-ID: <Bto1HI.BwC@borland.com>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 23:34:30 GMT
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- References: <1992Aug27.121039.26630@cs.rulimburg.nl>
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- dBASE IV takes .PRG files and pseudo-compiles them to a p-code .DBO
- format. This gives us a platform-independent file that can be run by
- runtimes on DOS, Sun/3, Sun/4, SCO, VAX/VMS, and even Macintosh.
- Full development environments are available for every platform
- except the Mac, which is runtime only.
-
- The .DBOs are completely compatible across platforms, with the only
- concerns being typical hardware dependencies such as emitting escape
- sequences unique to a given printer, etc.
-
- Yes, PC and Sun clients can run the same .DBO if you mount its
- volumes. In fact, you can share the same database in multiuser mode
- between DOS and Unix clients with NFS, and between DOS and Mac
- clients with Novell. The version of dBASE IV that provides these
- cross-platform features is 1.1.
-
- Please note that I work on these products.
- cy@borland.com DISCLAIMER: My opinions only.
-