| dBASE 5.0 for DOS
BOR-1297 BORLAND dBASE 5.0 FOR DOS
The worldwide database standard
dBASE for DOS is the best way to manage your data and build
high-performance database applications for DOS.
 | 100% dBASE standard |
| Complete solution for users and developers |
| New! Event-handling and object models |
| New! Developer's Desktop Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) |
| New! Unique Two-Way-Tools(tm) |
| New! Form Designer with graphical controls |
| New! Fully integrated 32-bit .EXE compiler |
| Full network multiuser support |
THE HIGHEST PERFORMANCE
dBASE 5.0 is the highest performance database management
system for DOS. More than seven million people like you rely on dBASE(rg) to manage their
important information. And dBASE 5.0 is fully compatible with dBASE III PLUS(rg) and dBASE
IV.(rg) You can continue to build on your investment in data and applications.
GET YOUR WORK DONE FASTER
Your applications created with previous versions of dBASE
run up to 20 times faster with NEW! 32-bit support, SpeedFilters,(tm) and Virtual Memory
Management. Your queries, forms, reports, and programs will work faster so you'll get fast
results.
MANAGE YOUR DATA MORE EASILY
dBASE 5.0 retains its proven Control Center interface,
giving you everything required to manage your data more productively, without programming.
| Get answers fast with Query By Example (QBE)--simply click
on the fields you want. |
| Create impressive forms, reports, and labels easily with
Quick Layout options or customize your own with the Visual Design tools. |
| Use the Applications Generator to tie all your tables,
queries, forms, and reports together into a custom solution, without programming. |
BUILD MORE POWERFUL APPLICATIONS
All the tools you need are in one place with the unified
NEW! Developer's Desktop. Build applications faster than ever before. NEW! Command and
Results Windows let you enter dBASE commands, cut, copy and paste, and see results
instantly.
Unique NEW! Two-Way-Tools let you work interchangeably
between the visual tool and source code for maximum productivity. And NEW!
Context-sensitive On-line Help system explains every dBASE command and function as you
create your programs.
CREATE MORE VISUAL SOLUTIONS
Now you can create powerful multiwindow DOS applications
fast with the NEW! Event Model. More than 40 new commands and functions. More than 150 new
Common User Access (CUA) language elements. NEW! Crosstab Expert makes creating
sophisticated cross-tabulation reports simple. The NEW! Quick Layout and NEW! Form
Designer let you work with built-in objects to visually create Windows-like applications.
Select push buttons, radio buttons, check boxes, pick lists, and more, from the Object
Palette to create your form. Just right-click for the NEW! Object Inspector,(rg) to modify
any object's properties without programming.
DISTRIBUTE APPLICATIONS ROYALTY-FREE
dBASE 5.0 for DOS includes NEW! Integrated 32-bit Compiler
with full preprocessor and MAKE facility, so you can distribute fully functional,
high-performance .EXEs without royalties or runtime fees. And NEW! Project Manager
coordinates all of your development efforts.
RUN LARGER APPLICATIONS
NEW! Virtual Memory Management allows your applications to
utilize up to 4Gb of combined RAM and hard disk. NEW! Use up to 225 work areas. NEW!
Unlimited record locking for more powerful multiuser applications. NEW! Powerful
array-handling capability.
NETWORK INSTANTLY
| dBASE for DOS and dBASE for Windows users can share data
instantly. |
| Keep data up to date with automatic record and file locking
and screen refresh. |
| Protect sensitive data with multilevel password protection
and data encryption. |
| Ensure data integrity through transaction processing with
rollback. |
| Add users economically with dBASE License Pack (available
separately). |
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Database Management
| Control Center |
| Catalog Manager |
| Visual Design Tools |
| Database Table Designer |
| Query By Example (QBE) |
| Form Designer |
| Report Designer |
| Label Designer |
| Applications Generator |
Performance
| Operations are up to 20 times faster than dBASE III PLUS and
IV v1.x., two times faster than dBASE IV v2.0 |
| NEW! 32-bit DOS extender technology |
| NEW! Built-in Virtual Memory Manager |
| SpeedFilter technology for fastest results |
Application Development Tools
| Time-tested Visual Design Tools and Applications Generator |
| Automatic code generation |
| Symbolic multiwindowed Debugger |
| NEW! Developer's Desktop Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) |
| NEW! Separate windows for command (dot prompt) input and
results output |
| NEW! Two-Way-Tools read and write Common User Access (CUA)
source code |
| NEW! CUA Form Designer |
| Object Palette with radio buttons, check boxes, push
buttons, list boxes, and combo boxes |
| Field Palette |
| Menu Designer |
| NEW! Text and Memo Editor |
| Open same file in more than one window |
| Substring search and list |
| Compiler accessible from editor |
| Right-click mouse button for command-level,
context-sensitive help |
| NEW! Integrated 32-bit Compiler |
| MAKE utility |
| Autolinker, preprocessor |
| dSPLIT/dJOIN distribution tools |
| Full wildcard support in COMPILE command |
| NEW! Project Manager |
| Lists all application components |
| Edit any component |
| Options include output directories and preprocessor support |
| Calculator, calendar, and ASCII chart |
| Cross-tabulation Expert(tm) |
dBASE Language
| English-like, high-level language with more than 500
commands and functions |
| Sophisticated Object Model |
| Powerful Event-handling Model |
| NEW! 214 language enhancements including: |
| 15 event handlers |
| 22 classes (stock objects) |
| 105 properties |
| 11 methods |
| 13 new array functions |
| Error trapping |
| Conditional indexes |
| Enhanced mouse event handling |
| User-Defined Functions (UDFs) |
| Language driver ID checking |
| C language-like low-level file I/O functions |
| Blank support |
Data Safeguards
| AUTO SAVE writes each record to disk automatically |
| Data validation |
| Password protection (up to eight levels) |
| Data encryption |
Multiuser Features
| Automatic file and NEW! unlimited record locking |
| Automatic retry when record/file is locked |
| Indication of which users have locks |
| Change detection and screen refresh |
| Transaction processing with rollback |
Capacity
| Up to 225 work areas (enhanced) |
| Up to one billion records per file |
| Maximum record size: 4,000 bytes |
| Up to 256 fields per record |
| Up to 254 characters per field |
| Up to 47 indexes per master index file |
| Up to 10 master index files per database |
| 65,535 elements per array |
Special Features
| Enhanced automated installation |
| Run other software from dBASE |
| Selectable VGA video modes |
| Context-sensitive help |
Compatibility
| Upward compatibility with applications and data created with
dBASE III PLUS and dBASE IV |
| Data compatibility with dBASE on other platforms. |
System Requirements
| An Intel 386 (or higher) -based PC, 100% compatible |
| DOS 3.3 or later, 100%-compatible version |
| Minimum 4Mb extended RAM (6Mb extended RAM recommended) |
| Minimum 9Mb of hard disk space |
| Optional: Microsoft(rg) Windows 3.1 or later, or IBM(rg)
OS/2(rg) 2.01 or later, 100%-compatible version |
| Pointing device: Mouse recommended |
Networks Supported
| Novell NetWare 2.2, 3.11, 3.12, 4.0, and Personal NetWare |
| AT&T StarGROUP 2.1a |
| Banyan VINES 5.0 |
| DecNET Pathworks 4.1 |
| IBM LAN Server 3.0 |
| Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 |
| Lantastic 6.0 |
dBASE is part of Borland's growing family of databases,
languages, and client/server tools.
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