Advanced programming in Clipper with C /
by Stephen J. Straley with David Karasek
- [s.l.] : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company , 1993.
- xx , 849 pp. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
" 'Advanced Programming in Clipper with C' picks up where Stephen Straley's acclaimed 'Programming in Clipper' takes off. Written for experienced Clipper programmers, this book reveals a wealth of sophisticated techniques and undocumented features that will enable you to create powerful applications.
Incorporating C code into Clipper programs can greatly enhance the performance of Clipper applications. 'Advanced Programming in Clipper with C' covers this important topic and even includes a C tutorial specifically geared for Clipper programmers.
'Advanced Programming in Clipper with C' begins by discussing parsing strings, macros and arrays. The author then covers DBEDIT ( ), windows and screens, function-oriented programming, low-level file functions, and data-driven technology. The book then focuses on Clipper and C, with a detailed discussion of the special functions and libraries written in C which can be interfaced with Clipper."