Programming Language for Business: Difference between revisions

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Much like [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and [[Microsoft .NET|.NET]], PL/B programs are compiled into an intermediate [[byte-code]], which is then interpreted by a runtime library. Because of this, many PL/B programs can run on [[DOS]], [[Unix]], [[Linux]], and [[Windows]] [[operating system]]s. The PL/B development environments are influenced by Java and [[Visual Basic]], and offer many of the same features found in those languages. PL/B (Databus) is actively used all over the world, and has several forums on the Internet dedicated to supporting software developers.

Since its inception, PL/B has been continued developmentenhanced and adapted to keep it modernized and able to access various data sources. It has a database capability built-in with ISAM and Associative Hashed Indexes, as well as [[ODBC]], [[SQL]], [[Oracle]], sequential, random access, and [[XML]] files.

All the constructs of modern programming languages have been incrementally added to the language. PL/B also has the ability to access external routines through COM, DLL's and [[Microsoft .NET|.NET]] assemblies. Full access to the [[Microsoft .NET|.NET]] framework is built into many versions.

PL/B is a very mature language with a broad user base which makes it ideal for the development of Business oriented systems. Several implementations of the language are capable of running as an Application Server like [[Citrix]], and connecting to remote databases through a data manager.