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From: AR.HFN@forsythe.stanford.edu (Hooshyar Naraghi)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: dBXL
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Date: 13 Aug 89 06:37:42 GMT
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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