No comments about Clipper Programmer's Reference (Programming Series).

No comments about Advanced Clipper DBase Compiler Applications.

2 comments about Xbase Cross Reference Handbook.

1. It's not nice, it's not pretty, it's missing all the fluff.. BUT! It's alpha-ba-tized!!!! If you develop programs for CLIPPER, dBASE and FoxPro, this is an indispensable tool for cross-referencing. Actually, if you are/were/is a serious xBase developer, this is a must have in your technical reference library. Not for the novice. Your mileage may vary!!



2. Encyclopedic functional reference for the XBase languages. Don't use it to learn how to program, don't use it to learn how to program in xbase. Use it to convert code from one version of xbase to another. Use it to decode sourcecode of programs written 15 to 20 years ago. Look back at a world before Windows took over.
   
   It really should be available as a CD or PDF.

2 comments about Writing Applications With Clipper.

1. This book does not teach you anything. The author only shows his sample application, no explanation on the programming side. I found this book totally useless. If you need a book to help you learn Clipper programming, don't buy this book.



2. Note the name of the book... It is doesn't teach you Clipper syntax and never claimed to. In the foreword I plainly stated it shows the Clipper "programmer" how to develop applications quickly and easily. Nothing more, nothing less.