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Database management system
dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day. The dBase system included
DBase
DBASE database file format family
The .dbf file extension represents the dBase database file. The file type was introduced in 1983 with dBASE II. The file structure has evolved to include
.dbf
Compiler for xBase
major dBase feature not implemented in Clipper is the dot-prompt (. prompt) interactive command set, which was an important part of the original dBase implementation
Clipper (programming language)
Clipper_(programming_language)
dBASE Mac was a database management system for the Apple Macintosh, released by Ashton-Tate in 1987. Although the GUI was lauded in the press, the application
DBASE_Mac
Programming language and database format
derive from the original dBASE (Ashton-Tate) programming language and database formats. These are sometimes informally known as dBASE "clones". While there
XBase
American athlete and former U.S. Navy SEAL (born 1975)
David Goggins, Bib# 13". dbase.adventurecorps.com. Retrieved September 1, 2026. "2013 Badwater 135 :: Race Results". dbase.adventurecorps.com. Archived
David_Goggins
American software company
Corporation was a US-based software company best known for developing the dBASE database application and later acquiring Framework from the Forefront Corporation
Ashton-Tate
American multinational computer corporation
"the last DBMS", bragging that Oracle now had larger database revenue than dBASE maker Ashton-Tate, and stating that Microsoft, Ashton-Tate, and Sybase's
Oracle_Corporation
Programming language
Software, Perrysburg, Ohio), which was in turn derived from dBase III (Ashton-Tate) and dBase II. FoxPro is both a DBMS and a relational database management
FoxPro
Geospatial vector data format
application/vnd.shp.shx .dbf Attribute format; columnar attributes for each shape, in dBase IV format. Content-type: application/vnd.dbf .prj — projection description
Shapefile
Organized collection of data in computing
like dBASE. The dBASE product was lightweight and easy for any computer user to understand out of the box. C. Wayne Ratliff, the creator of dBASE, stated:
Database
Typographical symbol (@)
"niladic" system functions. In several xBase-type programming languages, like DBASE, FoxPro/Visual FoxPro and Clipper, it is used to denote position on the
At_sign
American child actor (1941–1996)
programmer's guide: featuring dBase II and dBase II. Ashton-Tate. ISBN 9780912677057. Rettig, Tom; Moody, Debby (1988). Expert Advisor: dBase III Plus. Addison Wesley
Tommy_Rettig
Defunct American software company
gone out of business. In March 1999, dBASE was sold to KSoft, Inc. which was soon renamed dBASE Inc. (In 2004 dBASE Inc. was renamed to DataBased Intelligence
Borland
Conditional operator in computer programming
x y)) Alternative form: (if (> a b) (setq result x) (setq result y)) In dBase, the conditional function iif(<expL>, <expT>, <expF>) is called "Immediate
Ternary_conditional_operator
Software
developed by dBase for Windows computers with Intel processors. dbDOS allows Intel-based PCs to run DOS Applications, such as dBASE III, dBASE IV (Version
DbDOS
File management program written in FORTRAN
FORTRAN. JPLDIS is important because it was the inspiration and precursor to dBASE, arguably one of the most influential DBMS programs for early microcomputers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Display Information System
Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory_Display_Information_System
Variety of chili pepper
(Surinam Yellow or Red)". Cayenne Diane. Retrieved 2025-05-27. Pictures of some Madame Jeanettes More Madame Jeanette pictures at Chilibase dbase v t e
Madame_Jeanette
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
similarity made it easier to port popular CP/M software like WordStar and dBase. However, CP/M's concept of separate user areas for files on the same disk
CP/M
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
never when calling it In the Xbase family of languages, which includes dBase and FoxPro, a single ampersand signifies macro substitution (where elements
Ampersand
Relational database management system
1991 Borland began the process to acquire Ashton-Tate and its competing dBase product line; A Windows version was planned for release by Borland in 1992
Paradox_(database)
1977–1993 series of microcomputers
the Apple II could boot into the CP/M operating system and run WordStar, dBase II, and other CP/M software. With the release of MousePaint in 1984 and
Apple_II
Cython D (also known as dlang) Dart Darwin DataFlex Datalog DATATRIEVE dBase dc DCL (DIGITAL Command Language) Delphi DIBOL DinkC Dog Draco DRAKON Dylan
List_of_programming_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
Denmark data build tool (dbt), a data analytics tool .dbt, the extension of a DBase file format DBT (gene) DBT Online Inc. a US data mining company Department
DBT
Spreadsheet software
unofficial set of three stand-alone office automation products that included dBase and WordPerfect, to build a complete business platform. Lotus Development
Lotus_1-2-3
ODBC, standard interface for accessing database systems
interface or interactive forms system in the case of dBASE and similar applications. Data from dBASE could not generally be accessed directly by other programs
Open_Database_Connectivity
Software developer, technical writer and consultant
technology. Many of his early titles are books about dBASE, such as Understanding dBASE III Plus (1986) and dBASE III Plus Programmer's Reference Guide (1988)
Alan Simpson (technical author)
Alan_Simpson_(technical_author)
re-released it as dBASE II in 1980, which sparked the microcomputer database market. Most of RETRIEVE's original syntax remains unchanged in dBASE and the many
RETRIEVE
Digital database whose organization is based on the relational model of data
Clarion ClickHouse Clustrix CockroachDB CUBRID DataEase DataFlex Dataphor dBase DuckDB Empress Embedded Database EnterpriseDB eXtremeDB Exasol Extensible
Relational_database
Database manager part of the Microsoft 365 package
to the introduction of Access, Borland (with Paradox), Ashton-Tate (with dBase, acquired by Borland in 1991) and Fox (with FoxPro) dominated the desktop
Microsoft_Access
Free and open-source object relational database management system
Clarion ClickHouse Clustrix CockroachDB CUBRID DataEase DataFlex Dataphor dBase DuckDB Empress Embedded Database EnterpriseDB eXtremeDB Exasol Extensible
PostgreSQL
(IPP) Unofficial CUPS administration console (extension to IPP) 635 Yes RLZ DBase 636 Yes Assigned Lightweight Directory Access Protocol over TLS/SSL (LDAPS)
List of TCP and UDP port numbers
List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
Punctuation mark (!)
P[3] in C. In the Xbase family of programming languages, which includes dBase and FoxPro, an exclamation mark, when used as part of an expression, indicates
Exclamation_mark
Family of operating systems for IBM PC compatibles
needed DESQview (on at least a 386). Arachne, a 16-bit graphical web browser dBase, database program Harvard Graphics, a presentation graphics design program
DOS
Translator of computer source code
CompuPro's 85/88 CPU runs CP/M 80, 86, MP/M II and MP/M 86. We offer WORDSTAR dBASE II SUPERCALC a host of languages, 8080 to 8088 translators and more! COMPATIBILITY
Source-to-source_compiler
Borland Delphi, C++Builder, IntraBuilder, Paradox for Windows, and Visual dBASE for Windows. Borland’s Turbo Pascal had a "database" Toolbox add-on, which
Borland_Database_Engine
PCMAG. Retrieved August 4, 2024. "All Time Most Disliked YouTube Videos". dbase.tube. September 11, 2026. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018
List of most-disliked YouTube videos
List_of_most-disliked_YouTube_videos
Database language and compiler
for the personal computer. VP-Info was a competitor to the Clipper and dBase applications in the late 1980s and 1990s. VP-Info was originally intended
VP-Info
Serverless relational database management system
Clarion ClickHouse Clustrix CockroachDB CUBRID DataEase DataFlex Dataphor dBase DuckDB Empress Embedded Database EnterpriseDB eXtremeDB Exasol Extensible
SQLite
Free and open-source productivity software suite
Yes Binary-encoded only Data Interchange Format DIF Spreadsheet Yes Yes DBase, Clipper, VP-Info, FoxPro DBF Database Yes Yes DocBook XML XML Yes Yes Encapsulated
LibreOffice
renamed in 1983) 1983 – Ada 1984 – Common Lisp 1984 – MATLAB 1984 – dBase III, dBase III Plus (Clipper and FoxPro as FoxBASE) 1985 – Eiffel 1986 – Objective-C
History of programming languages
History_of_programming_languages
First model in the Apple II computer series
the Apple II could boot into the CP/M operating system and run WordStar, dBase II, and other CP/M software. Apple released Applesoft BASIC in 1977, a more
Apple_II_(original)
Typographic character indicating a question (?)
operator. In the xBase family of programming languages, which includes dBase and FoxPro, either one or two question marks at the start of a line of code
Question_mark
Programming method
files were even binary identical in their ports for CP/M-86 and MS-DOS), dBase, and the Enable DOS office automation software package from Enable Software
Overlay_(programming)
Computer programming language
cross-platform version of the older Clipper system, which in turn developed from the dBase database market of the 1980s and 1990s. It is free and open-source software
Harbour (programming language)
Harbour_(programming_language)
American computer scientist
confessed that dBASE had made him so busy that "I've only had time to watch two or three football games".) Ratliff was the project manager for dBASE III, as
Wayne_Ratliff
Symbol rate measurement in telecommunications
the origins of serial communications and data encoding". dBulletin, the dBASE Developers Bulletin (7). Retrieved January 4, 2007. Frenzel, Lou (April
Baud
Early portable microcomputer
bundled software varied depending on the time of purchase; for example, dBASE II was included with later systems but not with the first systems sold.
Osborne_1
Means of entering commands to software
opens a dialog box. The latest version of 'Take Command' has this feature. DBase used a dialog box to construct command lines, which could be further edited
Command-line_interface
Pointer that points to a function
by third-generation programming languages (such as PL/I, COBOL, Fortran, dBASE dBL[clarification needed], and C) and object-oriented programming languages
Function_pointer
Office suite software
Interchange Format DIF Yes Yes StarOffice StarCalc 3/4/5 SDC, VOR Yes Yes dBase DBF Yes Yes SYLK SLK Yes Yes HTML HTML, HTM Yes Yes Quattro Pro 6.0 WB2
OpenOffice.org
Computer programming convention
Programmers at Work, C. Wayne Ratliff, the original programmer behind the popular dBase-II and -III fourth-generation programming languages, discussed a style that
Indentation_style
Analysis of baseball statistics
of the New York Mets in 1984, he arranged for a team employee to write a dBASE II application to compile and store advanced metrics on team statistics
Sabermetrics
Tool for mass mailings from a form letter
Merge were largely 1988-1990" "dBase, MultiMate: Mailmerge". PC Magazine. February 29, 1988. p. 222. ... a must for dBASE users who need to mailmerge .
Mail_merge
Spreadsheet component of LibreOffice
From 5.0 Comma-separated values CSV Yes Data Interchange Format DIF Yes DBase, Clipper, VP-Info, FoxPro DBF Yes Gnumeric GNM, GNUMERIC From 5.1, cannot
LibreOffice_Calc
Programming language
commonly referred to as "xBase" languages, which have syntax based on the dBase programming language. Other members of the xBase language family include
Visual_FoxPro
Relational database programming language
Clarion ClickHouse Clustrix CockroachDB CUBRID DataEase DataFlex Dataphor dBase DuckDB Empress Embedded Database EnterpriseDB eXtremeDB Exasol Extensible
SQL
SQL software and development tools
Apache Ignite ClickHouse Clustrix CockroachDB CUBRID DataEase Dataphor dBase DuckDB Empress Embedded Database EnterpriseDB eXtremeDB Exasol Extensible
List of SQL software and tools
List_of_SQL_software_and_tools
Business intelligence software
business around its flagship product, Crystal Reports. "Crystal Reports Links dBASE and Paradox Data". Data Based Advisor. Access My Library. September 1, 1992
Crystal_Reports
C, SNOBOL 1979 Icon (implementation) Ralph Griswold SNOBOL 1979 Vulcan dBase-II Wayne Ratliff RETRIEVE Year Name Chief developer, company Predecessor(s)
Timeline of programming languages
Timeline_of_programming_languages
Software to create data entry screens
code with their own screen painter code. dBASE included a built-in screen generator in dBASE IV onwards; in dBASE III and earlier, third party screen generators
Screen_generator
Word processing application
Retrieved January 3, 2026. Mace, Scott (January 8, 1990). "Defending the Dbase Turf". InfoWorld. Vol. 12, no. 2. pp. 43–44. Seymour, Jim (February 29,
WordPerfect
Computer-related product announced but never released
manipulation language. Software company Ashton-Tate was ready to release dBase IV, but pushed the release date back to add support for SQL. The company
Vaporware
British voice actor and ornithologist (1908–1996)
Hayes". YouTube. 31 December 2015. "Percy Edwards - Biography". Imdb.com. Retrieved 4 March 2009. Percy Edwards at IMDb Percy Edwards at the BFI dBase
Percy_Edwards
DAT – Intersystems Caché database file DB – Paradox DB – SQLite DBF – db/dBase II, III, IV and V, Clipper, Harbour/xHarbour, Fox/FoxPro, Oracle DTA – Sage
List_of_file_formats
Database language, released 1986
including ASCII, comma-separated values (CSV), DOS (binary), FoxPro, Clipper, dBase, and some relational databases via ODBC, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase SQL
Clarion (programming language)
Clarion_(programming_language)
SQL database engine software
Clarion ClickHouse Clustrix CockroachDB CUBRID DataEase DataFlex Dataphor dBase DuckDB Empress Embedded Database EnterpriseDB eXtremeDB Exasol Extensible
MySQL
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Retrieval may refer to: RETRIEVE, Tymshare database that inspired dBASE and others Data retrieval Document retrieval Image retrieval Information
Retrieval
Software component enabling a Java application to interact with a database
driver. The JDBC type 1 driver, also known as the JDBC-ODBC bridge, is a dbase driver implementation that employs the ODBC driver to connect to the database
JDBC_driver
Topics referred to by the same term
Vulcan (programming language), a database/programming language, now known as dBase Vulcan laser, a laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, England Vulcan
Vulcan
1980s MS-DOS software
uncomplicated. Compared to other database programs of the day—Ashton-Tate's dBase III, MDBS Knowledgeman, Borland Paradox 2.0 and Borland Reflex 1.0—Symphony's
Lotus_Symphony_(MS-DOS)
Data analysis software
Specifies whether the product support exporting (saving) selected rows to a dBase Table file. Export (Excel): Specifies whether the product support exporting
Computer-aided_audit_tools
Apache, BSD DataEase Proprietary DataFlex Proprietary Dataphor Proprietary dBase Proprietary Derby (aka Java DB) Apache License 2.0 DuckDB MIT Empress Embedded
List of relational database management systems
List_of_relational_database_management_systems
Japanese personal computer
available for the FM R, including Lotus 1-2-3, WordStar, Multiplan, and dBASE III. With this basis of compatibility, the more multimedia-friendly FM Towns
FM_Towns
Concept in Computer Science
PowerHouse 4GL, DataFlex (Microsoft Windows, web, mobile), DATATRIEVE, dBase, FileMaker, FOCUS, Forté TOOL (transactional object-oriented language),
Programming language generations
Programming_language_generations
Personal computer by Radio Shack
could work with software patches), Lotus 1-2-3, Ashton-Tate's Framework, DBase, MultiMate, Pfs:Write, AutoCAD, SCORE, Lumena (from Time Arts) shareware
Tandy_2000
Computer software program
market share leader, Ashton-Tate's dBASE. One MicroRim ad stated "R-way versus D-hardway," a jab at the less relational dBASE architecture. MicroRim adhered
R:Base
Database Connection configuration file AbInitio DBF Native format of the dBASE database management application. DBG Debugger script DOS debug - Watcom
List of filename extensions (A–E)
List_of_filename_extensions_(A–E)
Database stored as flat data
include early versions of FileMaker and the shareware PC-File and the popular dBase. Flat-file databases are common and ubiquitous because they are easy to
Flat-file_database
American portable computer maker
company announced in October 1982 a temporary bundling of Ashton-Tate's dBase II, increasing demand so much that production reached 500 units a day and
Osborne_Computer_Corporation
Subtopic of natural language processing in artificial intelligence
mimic the English speaking computer in Star Trek. Vulcan later became the dBase system whose easy-to-use syntax effectively launched the personal computer
Natural language understanding
Natural_language_understanding
Software company based in Santa Cruz, California
version of FoxBase that is explicitly purposed as a look-alike to the popular dBase III database software for MS-DOS. And even SCO's advertisements had called
Santa_Cruz_Operation
Unique identification of incremental software updates
production deployments.[citation needed] For example, as in the case of dBase II, a product is launched with a version number that implies that it is
Software_versioning
pilgrimage in the Chūgoku region Kannon http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/graphicversion/dbase/reikenki/index.html Archived 2011-09-06 at the Wayback Machine 日本百観音, International
Japan_100_Kannon_Pilgrimage
American computer company
for the Wang PC or ported from the IBM PC were available. Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase II were also available. This lack of application software led to the original
Wang_Laboratories
Software development tool
Android Studio Anjuta AutoIt3 C++Builder Clarion Code::Blocks CodeLite dBase Delphi/RAD Studio Embedded Wizard Eclipse Gambas IntelliJ IDEA InForm JDeveloper
Graphical user interface builder
Graphical_user_interface_builder
Concept of software development
Fourth-generation programming language, e.g. FileMaker, 4th Dimension, dBase and Visual FoxPro Other similar concepts: Flow-based programming Lean software
Rapid_application_development
Forms-based programming language
also can interact with databases using multiple engines, like Paradox and dBase. A finished project is saved as an OVD file, that is executed by an interpreted
ObjectVision
1985–1998 series of personal computers
Database programs adapted for the PCW include Sage Database, Cardbox, and dBase II. The MicroDesign, Desk Top Publisher, Newsdesk and Stop Press desktop
Amstrad_PCW
Microcomputer
included Z80 assemblers and debuggers, Pro Pascal and Pro Fortran, Tcl Pascal, dBase II, WordStar 3.3, Peachtree Accounting applications, the Superfile database
Grundy_NewBrain
Indian academic
Object Oriented Programming with C++ Programming with ANSI C With V-Labs dBase III+: A Guide and Workbook Programming With Java Programming in C# - A Primer
E._Balagurusamy
Method for creating, maintaining, and manipulating computer files
manager Berkeley DB Btrieve FairCom DB C-ISAM DataFlex proprietary database dBase and related products Clipper and FoxPro Digital Equipment Corporation Record
ISAM
Living Books Mighty Math Strategy Challenges Collection Thinkin' Things dbase FoxPro Omnis Panorama Apple Media Tool AppWare Aztec C CodeWarrior HyperCard
List of Classic Mac OS software
List_of_Classic_Mac_OS_software
Former front-end to DOS
that did write directly to the screen) such as Lotus 1-2-3, WordStar and dBase III would still run in the TopView environment, but would consume the entire
TopView
Apache BCMath Brotli Bzip2 Calendars CCVS ClibPDF COM cURL DB++ IBM Db2 dBase DBM dbx DOM XML FileMaker Pro filePro GNU FriBidi FrontBase FTP GD Graphics
List_of_PHP_extensions
Technology. Allan Pub. ISBN 9780968910801. Retrieved 2015-11-09. "cpm/dbase/dbase". retroarchive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-09. "MB Solutions". mbinfo.mbdesign
WHATSIT
functions derived from several other languages: C, BASIC, Assembly, Clipper/dBase; and is especially versatile in dealing with strings, having hundreds of
Proteus (programming language)
Proteus_(programming_language)
8-bit personal computer
the system, including about 120 games. Versions of popular software like DBase or WordStar were available. Thanks to the reliability of the machine, and
Tatung_Einstein
Topics referred to by the same term
based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam dBase Language, the computer language implemented by dBASE Plus, dB2K, and Visual dBASE software Design-based learning
DBL
Electronic device
computers, and unlike the spreadsheet (dominated by Lotus 1-2-3) and database (dBase) markets, WordPerfect, XyWrite, Microsoft Word, pfs:Write, and dozens of
Word processor (electronic device)
Word_processor_(electronic_device)
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