[AccessD] OT: Clipper

Many years ago (mid 80s), I did Clipper programming.  
The database file is the same as dBaseIII.  dBase IV file format won't work.
IIRC the indexes are in a separate file.
All the code can be compiled to an exe file.  The code files are separate
from the exe.
You must have Clipper on your machine to look at the code (I believe).  The
indexes need to be rebuilt through the Software, but I don't remember how.
I still have a full copy of Clipper at home.
HTH
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Bond [mailto:stephen at bondsoftware.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:40 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] OT: Clipper


I have had a request to look at a Clipper system where (apparently) the
indexes have become corrupted.  The prospective client is a distance away
and I want to evaluate my chances of succeeding before I travel.

I did a lot of dBaseIII / IV  stuff quite a few years ago, but nothing in
Clipper.  Back in those days, I had the impression that dBase and Clipper
were very similar, and with Clipper you could 'compile' the processing
module(s).

Can someone tell me how well my dBase skills will port to Clipper?  And if
it's a 'compiled' system, is the source held separately?  And are the
indexes in Clipper like the indexes in dBase which are easy to re-construct?

Any middle-aged fellow travellers out there who can help?  Tips, Tricks,
Traps?

Cheers 

Stephen
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