The dBASE Book Plus, 3rd Edition: A Companion to The dBASE Book

The dBASE Book Plus is, as the subtitle states, “A Companion to The dBASE Book” (3rd Edition, published in 2013).

This book covers changes in dBASE™ Plus since version 2.8, including dBASE™ Plus versions 8 through 11, and now 12 (released in the spring of 2018).

Included in this book are discussions including the following:Upgrades to the Integrated Developer’s Environment (IDE), including the Microsoft Foundation ClassesAssist ™ technologies (dmDesigner™, dmOutput™, dmC.R.U.D.™, dmWEB™)ADO (ActiveX Database Objects)— a way to free your applications from using the Borland Database EngineIncludes a basic, but fully functioning, application using ADO Database ClassesThe new Graphics Engine, and some of the new features included with it, including (but not limited to):The glyFX images that are installed with dBASE™ PlusThe resource files with images from the Google Material Interface collection, as well as images from the Geotag Icon Project by Yusuke Kamiyamane (all open source) Enhancements to the Grid control (including Pushbuttons!)The new ListView ControlThe new DateTimePicker ControlThe new RichEdit and RichText Controls The new JSON ControlThe new SQL BuilderThe even newer Data Module Designer (dmDesigner™)Improved ActiveX interface, and the ActiveX controls that are installed with dBASE™ Plus Callbacks (from the Windows API)High Precision Math, new Number Object, and moreA new chapter on using dmC.R.U.D.™ A new chapter on using dmWEB™ And some new features for building and deploying applications ...