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From: jpg@nvuxf.UUCP (J. Gipe)
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Subject: Re: dbase iii compilers
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Date: Tue, 8-Jul-86 16:53:55 EDT
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I've been using the Clipper compiler from Nantucket since last November.
I have not experience any bugs with the **current** version marked
Winter of 85, however the Spring of 85 version had a nasty BIG bug
when working with index fields.  Occasionally records would not be
found in index files.  This occurred sporadically and would sometimes
go away would you reindexed.  Nantucket acknowledged this bug when I spoke
with them but sent out no announcement about it.  Of course I ended up
looking like a jerk when my system didn't work before my customers.

The new version has much better documentation, dBASE III+ features
and some nice add ons absent from dBASE III, like virtually an unlimited
number of files that can be opened at the same time.  I'm not sure of
the price, I think we paid around $300.  I'd say despite my adventure
in discovering the indexing bug, that I've been satisfied with the product.
Compiled programs run about twice as fast (or better when little I/O is
needed) and dBASE III is not needed.

Some of the dBASE commands like edit and change are not supported by
Clipper and the indexing scheme is incompatible

Jan
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