Monday, January 26, 2009

Useful Development & Support Tools

In developing my clipper 5.2e applications, I have found the following to be useful : -

Table of Useful Development & Support Tools


Tool/UtilityCommentsWhere to get ?

DBU.EXEIndispensable for DBF creation & for software support purposesComes with CA-Clipper

RL.EXEUsed to create FRM & LBL filesComes with CA-Clipper

FRM2PRG.EXEUsed to generate quick & dirty source codes from FRM files which can then be customised to your heart's delight.Phil Barnett's OASIS FTP Site - See under Cool Clipper Sites

DATA_DOC.EXEExcellent to generate Ascii files from DBFs fro documentation purposes.Phil Barnett's OASIS FTP Site - See under Cool Clipper Sites

INSTALL.EXESimple but yet professional looking installerPhil Barnett's OASIS FTP Site - See under Cool Clipper Sites

NGP.EXEUsed to print formatted output with paging etc from NG files !Phil Barnett's OASIS FTP Site - See under Cool Clipper Sites

Borland Resources WorkshopEssential for 5.2e+FiveWin application developmentPart of Clip4Win Toolkit

PE.EXEUseful for quick & dirty text file editingcomes with CA-Clipper

BLINKER.EXEBest linker for CA-Clipper apps. Can produce both DOS & Windows EXEs. Use Blinker 3.2 onwards to produce Windows EXE with FiveWin. Can be used to produce REAL, PROTECTED or DUAL mode EXEsI got my copy from Breakthrough Technologies (formerly Programmers Warehouse)

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