2 Jan
2002
2 Jan
'02
4:23 a.m.
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 gwynp(a)artware.qc.ca wrote:
I think the DB engine was just better. Faster and more robust. Plus
Compound Index Files are a huge advancement over the old dBase index file
format (I don't know if later versions of Clipper than I used added some
type of compound index file).
The language syntax was very well developed, and you could also do
(limited) SQL queries inline. It also had nice elements for building
forms.
I'm sure later versions of Clipper (5+) had cool features that perhaps
matched FoxPro but I wouldn't know.
Clipper
did/does rock, but once I got into FoxPro I preferred it.
What did foxpro have that clipper didn't? Eeep! Then you either switched to FoxPro too soon, or
didn't drink fully
of Clipper.
Here are 2 examples or xcommands:
Very cool. FoxPro definitely didn't have this. But of course you could
still do functions ;)
Perl (source-filters) and Forth (redefine basic words)
allow similar
tomfoolery. I've always found language that allows one to change and
augment the basic syntax to be Extra Good.
Yes.
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