Clip, which apparently exists in two versions on SourceForge: (v 1.2.1.6, Last Update: ) and.Which are the most active and mature projects. Modern xBase open source/free dialects/implementations are:
CLIPPER SUMMER 87 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FREE
Maybe something like Programming With Harbour and Other Free xBase Languages? I have decided to name this tutorial "a Guide to Open Source Clipper(s)" and not "a Guide to Open Source xBase" because I like the name Clipper, and as you can see by watching at the open source compilers I discuss (Clip and (x)Harbour) the influence of the name Clipper is great: only the old X2c and now this new thing called X# don't recall the name Clipper. The plan to include some bigger examples, with the top-down approach (how do I deal with this problem?) is suggested, but not yet pursued.Īt the moment this guide deals mostly with (x)Harbour under Windows, although I plan to describe other environments. I tried to adhere to the classical tutorials' bottom-up approach of showing all the basic functions via very simple examples.
This book not written in the serious style of all the other Wikibooks I've seen. I let digressions sneak in here and there, and also my sense of humor. To apologize for its incompleteness, I can only say that this page contains everything I know about Clipper and xBase programming (in a given moment. I'd like to see this tutorial grow! If someone from newsgroups like or mailing lists like HarbourUsers ( ) or Facebook groups like Harbour Project would give me help or clues, or contribute, it would be great. If you check it, you will see misplaced links and so. There you can find the "Harbour MiniGUI" group and many others.Īs a newbie to Wikibooks, I did not yet properly format the few sources on this page (Wikibooks has syntax highlighting for Clipper, but it is a bit buggy). This page disappeared when GeoCities was closed (in fact it still contains some broken links to GeoCities pages), and it has been reloaded thanks to some requests I got, for example on Facebook. Unfortunately, the project didn't take off.
The interest in this topic is confirmed by the fact that another Wikibook was created on a very similar theme: Application_Development_with_Harbour, started on Septemby the user Raumi75 - on his page he states laconically this intention: «I like the Harbour programming language and hope we can create the missing manual». Quite a lot of people were interested in the previous versions of this page, when it was the most visited page in my old website and so, in addition to my personal interest that keeps me delving into the subject, I wish to complete it.
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