jBASE Manuals in PDF format

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Programmer's Reference Manual

A mainstay for jBASE programmers, this manual documents every function and statement in the JBC language. It also covers jCL, jQL, list processing, and more.

Advanced Programmer's Reference Manual

This manual contains additional information that programmers might need, such as the jEDI API and writing database drivers, makefiles, migration, C programming, user exits, and extending ICONV and OCONV, profiling and more. This document contains a great deal of information which advanced programmers might find useful, but is not required for most programmers.

System Administrator's Manual

The System Administrator’s Manual covers jBASE installation, including file sizing, lock manager, etc. Not specifically targeted for the end-user.

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