Documentation

The jBASE documentation set is maintained on-line in this section.  This is the most up to date reference material available and you should bookmark this page.  Some jBASE manuals accessible from this page are in Adobe PDF format.  

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Last updated: May 18, 2006

RELEASE 4.1

The following documentation is provided in PDF format.  These documents can be downloaded individually or in the zipped format below.

    Download all the Release 4 documentation in one
    zip file here (10.4 MB)

Or download the files individually:

jBASE Debugger (437 KB)

jBASE Files (550 KB)

jBASE JDBC Driver (369 KB)

jBASE SQL Engine (425 KB)

jBASE Overview (964 KB)

Installing jBASE (538 KB)

jBASE Account Setup (414 KB)

jBASE Background Processing (421 KB)

jBASE BASIC (4061 KB)

jBASE Command Language (1849 KB)

jBASE Configuration (396 KB)

jBASE Data Provider (534 KB)

jBASE Environment Variables (667 KB)

jBASE Internationalization (1277 KB)

jBASE Licensing (444 KB)

jBASE Query Language (2104 KB)

jBASE Spooler (817 KB)

jBASE Tape Operations (470 KB)

jBASE Transaction Journaling (912 KB)

jBASE Utilities (530 KB)

Additional Release 4 Documentation:

jBASE Tools
Last updated: May 18, 2006
[Note: .PDF file, 1218KB]
This manual is one of a set of jBASE manuals, which are intended for use by System Administrators, developers and other end users who might need guidance or instruction on various languages, applications and/or front end systems which jBASE provides. If you have never used or are not familiar with jBASE, we recommend that you read the Overview Guide to familiarize yourself with
the system.
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jEDI Development Kit User Guide
Last updated: May 17, 2005
[Note: This downloads a 644KB.zip file]
The jBASE database adheres to a specific model of the Reality/PICK database storing records as dynamic arrays in hashed files. You can view these records in a manner similar to SQL using jQL (jBASE's version of the ENGLISH/ACCESS query language from Reality/PICK). However, as the jBASE query language is not (currently) ANSI SQL compliant, there are those who feel he need to use a relational database (RDBMS). With the development of the jEDI architecture in jBASE, the ability to use any database to store records was made possible.  The problem for most (if not all) jBASE users is mapping their existing record structure to the RDBMS.  The jEDI Development Kit (jDK) attempts to automate this process as much as possible.  There are several drivers which work in conjunction with the jDK.  These drivers work with their own specific RDBMS but rely on jDK to generate the mapping between the dynamic array on the jBASE side and the column tables on the RDBMS side.  This manual is split into two main sections.  The first section provides generic information that is relevant to all jEDI Development Kits.  The second section provides detailed information specific to particular jDK drivers. 
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jEDI Programmer's Guide
Last updated: May 18, 2006
[Note: .PDF file, 944KB]
This Guide describes how a third party software provider can write a new database driver and interface it to existing jBASE applications.  This is provided through the jEDI API (jBASE External Database Interface). It allows an application that performs its database requests through jEDI to access databases not directly supported by jEDI itself.
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Release 3.X

The following documentation is provided in PDF format.

Programmer's Reference Manual
Last updated:November 5, 2002
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.
PRM.pdf

Advanced Programmer's Reference Manual
Last updated:1997
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.
apm_ltr.pdf
apm_a4.pdf

System Administrator's Manual
Last updated: February 27, 2002
The System Administrator’s Manual covers jBASE installation, including file sizing, lock manager, etc. Not specifically targeted for the end-user.
SAM.pdf
 

jBASE Remote Connectivity Layer Specification
jrcs.doc