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Choosing the Right Database Driver
Common Database Driver Features
Basic:File Specifications/Maximums
Basic:Supported Commands and Attributes
Basic:Specifications
The BASIC file driver reads and writes comma-delimited ASCII files. By default, quotes ( “ ” ) surround strings, commas delimit fields, and a carriage-return/line-feed delimits records. The original BASIC programming language defined this file format. The Basic driver does not support keys or backward file processing (thus Basic files are not a good choice for random access processing).
The Basic file format provides a good choice for a common file format for sharing data with spreadsheet programs. A common file extension used for these files is *.CSV, which stands for “comma separated values.”
| Files: | ClaBASL.LIB | Windows Static Link Library (32-bit) |
| ClaBAS.LIB | Windows Export Library (32-bit) | |
| ClaBAS.DLL | Windows Dynamic Link Library (32-bit) |
Basic:Supported Data Types
| BYTE | DECIMAL |
| SHORT | PDECIMAL |
| USHORT | STRING |
| LONG | CSTRING |
| ULONG | PSTRING |
| SREAL | DATE |
| REAL | TIME |
| BFLOAT4 | GROUP |
| BFLOAT8 |
Basic:File Specifications/Maximums
File Size: 4 GB
Records per File: 4,294,967,295 bytes
Record Size: 65,520 bytes
Field Size: 65,520 bytes
Fields per Record: 65,520
Keys/Indexes per File: n/a
Key Size: n/a
Memo fields per File: 0
Memo Field Size: n/a
Open Data Files: Operating system dependent