The Visual DataFlex language differentiates itself from earlier DOS DataFlex application language in the following ways:
Official Website
Download Visual DataFlex Studio
- Visual DataFlex Studio Download website
- Visual Studio for windows and web applications since revision 5 (v12+ currently).
- Personal Edition Visual DataFlex takes VDF to the freeware market starting in revision 12.
- Database Builder(TM) creates classes for each database table, then links them together as instantiated objects in project modules for data entry, reporting, batch processing, etc.
- Easy switch between database backends, no code change needed, but SQL can be coded if desired.
- Inclusion of Electos(TM) Dynamic Content Publishing Website System.
- Flexibility; full oops foundation augmentable at the object level.
- Able to run on most modern platforms without requiring "power user" hardware to run on.
- Automatic delegation of messages in the object-oriented programming environment
- Embedded Database access is ISAM based. Can be used royalty free.
External links
- Data Access Worldwide website
- Mertech Data Systems website - ISDBC - ISAM to SQL Database Connectivity Drivers
- VDF-Guidance: DataFlex programming language resources.
- DataFlex Services website
- Dataflex Newsgroups
- DataFlex International Software Developers website
- DataFlex Developers & Users Group (Australia) website
- NorthEast DataFlex Consortium (NEDC USA) Users Group And Team Programming website
- FlexODBC Driver for DataFlex data website