xBase language

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database-oriented programming language programming language family

xBase language is a family of database-oriented programming languages derived from dBASE, widely used in the 1980s and 1990s for developing desktop database applications.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
xBase 0
FoxPro 1

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf database-oriented programming language ⓘ
programming language family ⓘ
characterEncoding primarily ASCII in early implementations ⓘ
dataModel flat file tables ⓘ
derivedFrom dBASE NERFINISHED ⓘ
executionModel compiled (in some implementations) ⓘ
interpreted ⓘ
hasAlternativeName xBase language ⓘ
hasCharacteristic highly tied to DBF file format ⓘ
many dialects and variants ⓘ
used for rapid application development of database apps ⓘ
hasCommunity xBase developers ⓘ
hasFeature array data type ⓘ
built-in query capabilities ⓘ
control structures (IF, DO WHILE, FOR) ⓘ
date handling functions ⓘ
dynamic typing ⓘ
file I/O functions ⓘ
forms-based user interfaces ⓘ
index files for data access ⓘ
integrated database engine ⓘ
interactive command line interface ⓘ
late binding of variables ⓘ
macro substitution ⓘ
numeric processing functions ⓘ
procedures and functions ⓘ
record-oriented processing ⓘ
report generation ⓘ
string manipulation functions ⓘ
table-based data storage ⓘ
hasNotableImplementation Alaska Xbase++ NERFINISHED ⓘ
CA-Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ
CA-Visual Objects NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ
FlagShip ⓘ
FoxPro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visual FoxPro NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ
xHarbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStandardizationStatus not formally standardized across all dialects ⓘ
influenced Alaska Xbase++ NERFINISHED ⓘ
CA-Visual Objects NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ
FlagShip NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visual FoxPro NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE for Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ
xHarbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy dBASE III NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryDomain desktop database applications ⓘ
programmingParadigm procedural programming ⓘ
supportsEnvironment MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ
Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsIndexType compound indexes (in later variants) ⓘ
single-key indexes ⓘ
typicalDataFileExtension .dbf ⓘ
typicalFileExtension .prg ⓘ
typicalIndexFileExtension .cdx ⓘ
.ndx ⓘ
typicalUse business information systems ⓘ
custom line-of-business applications ⓘ
data entry applications ⓘ
inventory management software ⓘ
small business accounting software ⓘ
wasWidelyUsedInDecade 1980s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashton-Tate → coreTechnology → xBase language ⓘ
Paradox → competesWith → xBase language ⓘ
this entity surface form: FoxPro