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Clipper is a 16-bit compiler of the xbase language for the DOS environment. It was created in 1984 for the purpose of being a compiler for the Ashton-Tate dBase, a very popular DBMS in its day. in version 5.3B, implemented by a graphical interface compatible with MS-Windows 3.11 and a subset of support for the C and Assembly languages, which made possible a prototype of Object Orientation. If the doubt is not about the "Clipper", do not use this tag.
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viewsDoes Clipper still exist?
Clipper was a widely used language in the 80’s and even most of the 90’s. Especially in some countries like Brazil. In fact many administrative systems still used today were made in it. But it is…
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viewsEquality comparison
I’m studying ADVPL and came across two ways to make the equality comparison. There are comparisons made with two signs of equal: if cVar == "Valor" endif But there are also a few cases that I found,…
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viewsGenerating reports using Top Connect in Advpl
When we create reports, using the Advpl language, the most practical is to select this data via Top Connect which is a software that interfaces between the application and the DBMS. Create a query…
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viewsHow to implement unit tests for Clipper?
I have a legacy system developed in Clipper, an old programming language, similar to C and which had discontinued support for at least 20 years, being maintained until today by the project xHarbour,…
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viewsDoes the use of the "alias-assignment" '->' operation interfere with the performance of the application?
In the descending languages of Clipper, there is an operator called "the alias. For example, I can take a field of one result set from that operator (example in ADVPL): cSQL += " SELECT " cSQL += "…
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viewsMeaning of . CH in the Clipper and ADVPL languages?
When we use a language like Clipper or ADVPL, we usually use libraries (includes) .CH, I STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. In C language, these header files have the suffix . H, which means Header…
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viewsConsult results using SQL or tips on programming in XAILER
I have the following relation between 3 tables: 'SELECT contareceber.codcontareceber, contareceber.codorganizacao, contareceber.dtdocumento, contareceber.dtvencimento, contareceber.valortotalbruto,…
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viewsReceive character in C
How do I do a function in C equal to the function Readkey of Pascal or equal to the function Lastkey of the old man Clipper? I want to receive only one character separately for each key pressed.…