Programming Environment Strengths

The programming environment of Superbase seems quirky at first, but once understood it is amazingly powerful.

Automatic syntax checking - Superbase will automatically check the syntax of your commands as you type them, and it will even change the case of your typing to conform to it's own style. The program editor even color codes your code for ease of viewing.

Multple forms of Basic - Superbase is probably the only database system on the market that can claim support for understanding and executing 3 different programming languages SIMULTANEOUSLY! Superbase understands traditional line numbered BASIC (similar to BASIC or BASICA or GWBASIC on the PC), it also understands QuickBasic syntax (declarations of SUBs and PROCedures and FUNCTIONs) and it also understands the newest type of basic usually known as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). In fact, in Superbase, you can mix and match code and change styles freely within your program.

Ability to call external objects in DLLs, or via OLE, or DDE - Superbase can connect to other applications or environments with DLL, OLE2, or via DDE. This means that anything that you can't do inside of Superbase, can usually be linked to and done outside of it.

Protection of code - Superbase allows you to protect your code with a primitive scrambling command known as PROTECT. Although the protect command affords some protection, some people have demonstrated throughout the years that it was easily deciphered.

COM port support (with file xfer) - Superbase has always had good handling of the COM ports on the PC and even has 3 built in file transfer algorithyms. This allows quick transfer of data between two locations.