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History



January 2, 2008 - Oterro 4.0 (First Private Beta) Released January 1, 2008 - R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows (Build: 8.0.16.10102) Released January 1, 2008 - R:BASE 7.6 for Windows (Build: 7.6.2.10102) Released September 3, 2007 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.6 for Windows September 3, 2007 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.6 for DOS (Update 2) August 7, 2007 - Official Release of Oterro 8.0 (Update 2) August 7, 2007 - Official Release of Oterro 3.5 (Update 3) March 3, 2007 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.6 for DOS December 14, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.5 for DOS (Update 2) December 12, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.5 for Windows (Final Update 25) December 12, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE Client/Server 7.6 for Windows (Private Beta) November 3, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE V-8 Turbo (Breaking the Limits!)
  • No Database Size Limit
  • 64 Bit Pointers
  • Database Name Up to 128 Characters
  • Table/View Name Up to 128 Characters
  • Column Names Up to 128 Characters
  • Form Names Up to 128 Characters
  • Report Names Up to 128 Characters
  • Label Names Up to 128 Characters
  • Speedy I/O
  • New TURBO Command to convert 7.x databases to V-8 Turbo
  • New database file extensions (dbname.RX1,dbname.RX2,dbname.RX3,dbname.RX4
    • RX = eXtended
  • Plus all features of R:BASE 7.5 for Windows
  • More Details
November 3, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.5 for Windows (Update 25) October 21, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.6 for Windows (Private Beta) October 12, 2006 - Official Release of R:BASE Client/Server 7.6 (Private Beta) October 21, 2005 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.5 for Windows (The Database You've Always Wanted!)
  • Robust SQL Engine
  • Multi-Lingual Support
  • Stored Procedures, Before and After Triggers
  • Temporary Tables and Views
  • Cool Database Explorer
  • Form Designer with over 80 Controls
  • Support for ActiveX Controls
  • Report Designer with over 25 Controls
  • Sub-Reports and Nested Sub-Reports
  • Custom Procedures for Forms and Reports
  • Label Designer with over 25 Controls
  • Quick and Powerful Application Designer
  • Built-in Crosstab Controls in Reports
  • Built-in MAPI E-Mail
  • Built-in Image/BLOB Data Viewer/Editor
  • Built-in PDF Writer with 128bit Security
  • Built-in HTML, XHTML Writer
  • Built-in RTF, XLS Writer
  • Built-in Bar Codes
  • Built-in Form Themes
  • Built-in E-Mail Support for Reports
  • Graphical Query Designer with Wizard
  • Versatile File Gateway (Import/Export)
  • Support for Industry Standard XML Format
  • Simple to Use Form Wizard
  • Astonishing Report Wizard
  • Fast and Easy Label Wizard
  • Application Wizard with no Outside Code
  • GUI Text Editor and Text Highlighting
  • Trace Debugger with Watch Variables
  • Integrate Custom Plugins and WinUDFs
  • Data Dictionary for Database Information
  • Familiar R> Prompt for SQL Queries
  • More Details
October 5, 2005 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 81) Released
  • Elimination of External RBENGINE and ODBC Message Files
  • Support for SET SCRATH TMP Settings
April 21, 2005 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 80) Released
February 14, 2005 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 79) Released
December 31, 2004 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.5 for Windows (Private Beta)
November 23, 2004 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 78) - R:Cornucopia Edition
November 16, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for DOS (Update 1) Released
September 8, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 77) Released
July 15, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 76) Released
June 15, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 75) Released
June 11, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 74b) Released
May 27, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 74) Released
April 13, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 73) Released
March 23, 2004 - R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 72) Released
March 17, 2004 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.1 for DOS
March 16, 2004 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.1 for Windows (Update 71)
  • Enhanced Database Explorer
  • Full Support for PROPERTY/GETPROPERTY Command
  • Dockable Editor, Form, Report, and Lable Designer Toolbars
  • More Form Controls
  • ARRANGE tablename limit increased to 25
  • All Form Controls with the option of Embedded Custom EEPs
  • New "On Entry Into", "On Exit From" and "On Click" EEP options for DB Lookup ComboBox
  • New "On Entry Into", "On Exit From" and "On Click" EEP options for Variable Lookup ComboBox
  • New "On Entry Into", "On Exit From" and "On Click" EEP options for DB Lookup ListBox
  • New "On Entry Into", "On Exit From" and "On Click" EEP options for Variable Lookup ListBox
  • New "On Click EEP" for DB CheckBox Control
  • New "On Click EEP" for Variable CheckBox Control
  • Support for DSN-less connections
  • New (GETVAL('GetMACAddr','n')) Function
  • Support for RBG7.EXE -O startup option
  • Visual representation of any Embedded Custom EEPs, if defined
  • Support for UNION, INTERSECT, JOIN, and SUBTRACT commands in Form Custom EEPs
  • More OPTIONs for PAUSE Command
  • Support for PROPERTY RBASE_FORM PRINT 'PRINTER' to print currently displayed form to printer
  • New Custom Form Actions
  • More OPTIONs for PRINT Command when printing reports to SCREEN
  • Additional OPTION parameters for BROWSE/EDIT command
  • Enhanced RBEDIT
  • New HELP ICONS command
October 6, 2003 - Official Release of R:BASE 7.0 for Windows
September 12, 2003 - Introduced R:BASE 7.0 for Windows (Pre-Release)
May 5, 2003 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for DOS (Build:1.866xRT03)
May 2, 2003 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows (Build:1.866xRT03)
  • Full support for LAUNCH command in Stored Procedures
  • Default setting for MICRORIM_F2MAXBLK increased to 16
April 4, 2003 - 5th R:BASE Developers' Conference in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Introduced Next Generation R:BASE 7.0 for Windows
January 31, 2003 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows/DOS (Build:1.864xRT03)
November 27, 2002 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows/DOS (Build:1.862xRT03)
  • Ability to disable "Index Only" select retrievals (SET INDEXONLY OFF)
  • New PACK PASSWORD Command to clean out bogus rows from SYS_PASSWORDS
  • CROSSTAB commands to support NOTE field (first 20 characters)
  • Support for BEFORE and AFTER TRIGGERS
  • Support for long file names when using #LFILES in CHOOSE command
  • Support for ALTER TABLE command in EEPs and Stored Procedures
  • Support for PACK command in Multi-User environment
    • PACK INDEX FOR tablename
    • PACK INDEX
    • PACK INDEX IndexName
  • New (CVAL('Error Variable')) Function
  • New (CVAL('Last Error')) Function
  • New (CVAL('Error Detail')) Function
  • Accurate calculation on BreakPoints in Reports when EQNULL is SET to ON
  • New WINUDF option introduced
June 5, 2002 - Next Generation R:BASE 7.0 for Windows (First Private Beta)
  • Completely Re-Engineered Graphical User Interface
  • New Configuration File (RBENGINE.CFG)
  • New Form Designer with Wizard
  • New Report/Label Designers with Wizard
  • New Application Builder with Wizard
  • New R:BASE Editor
  • New Trace/Debugger
  • Additional SYSTEM Tables
    • SYS_FORMS3
    • SYS_LABELS3
    • SYS_LAYOUT3
    • SYS_MERGE
    • SYS_REPORTS3
January 28, 2002 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows/DOS (Build:1.851xRT03)
  • Enhanced Data Dictionary [F3] Key
  • LIST will display all table(s) and view(s) names
  • LIST TABLES will display table names only
  • LIST VIEWS will display view names only
  • SATTACH command to support WHERE clause on alias columns
December 31, 2001 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows/DOS (Build:1.850xRT03)
  • Correct evaluation of expressions when EQNULL is SET to ON
  • Incorporated latest technology Compiled Help (RBG65.CHM) Files
  • Ability to use different DELIMIT character when UNLOADing data for SATTACHed table
June 15, 2001 - Official Release of R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for DOS
June 15, 2001 - Official Release of R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows
  • New CVAL Functions
    • (CVAL('ClipboardText'))
    • (CVAL('Color'))
    • (CVAL('Computer'))
    • (CVAL('CurrentPrinter'))
    • (CVAL('Drives'))
    • (CVAL('NetUser'))
    • (CVAL('Printers'))
    • (CVAL('ScreenSize'))
    • (CVAL('UserDomain'))
    • (CVAL('UserID'))
    • (CVAL('WindowsPrinter'))
  • New GETVAL Functions
    • (GETVAL('GetDriveReady','driveletter'))
    • (GETVAL('GetVolumeID','driveletter'))
    • (GETVAL('PlayAndWait','filepath'))
    • (GETVAL('PlayAndExit','filepath'))
  • New GETDATE Function
    • (GETDATE('Calendar Caption'))
  • New CHOOSE varname FROM #LIST Option
  • New LAUNCH Command
  • New RHIDE Command
  • New RPHONE Command
  • New RSHOW Command
  • New SETCLIPBOARD Command
  • NOHEADER option for forms
  • New SET AUTODROP ON/OFF setting for Combo Box
  • New selective mode to turn OFF/ON -ERROR- message(s)
  • SET INTENSITY ForeGrnd ON BackGrnd command
  • Additional PRNSETUP Options
  • The Big R> Window (Ability to increase width and lines)
  • New ROUND Function: (ROUND(arg1, arg2))
  • Added UNC Support for Windows NT/Windows 2000 environment
  • New HELP ABOUT Command
  • Smart Object Manager
  • New Online HTML Help and Documentation
  • Major Old Bug-Fixes
March 27, 2001 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for DOS Beta Test Cycle
January 28, 2001 - R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows Beta Test Cycle
December 29, 2000
  • Inline Patch-3 for R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5+) for Windows
  • Inline Patch-3 for R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5+) for DOS
October 4, 2000 - Inline Patch 2 for R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5) for DOS
September 18, 2000 - Inline Patch 1 for R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5) for DOS
September 1, 2000 - Official Release of R:BASE 2000 (version 6.5) for DOS
April 11, 2000 - R:BASE 2000 (version 6.5) for DOS - Beta Test Cycle
March 27, 2000 - Inline Patch 2 for R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5) for Windows
March 14, 2000 - Inline Patch 1 for R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5) for Windows
March 1, 2000 - Official Release of R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5) for Windows Runtime
February 14, 2000 - Official Release of R:BASE 2000 (version 6.5) for Windows
August 24, 1999 - R:BASE 2000 (version 6.5) for Windows - Beta Test Cycle
October 9-11, 1999 - R:BASE Developers' Conference in Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 1998 - R:BASE 6.1a
  • First official release of R:BASE Technologies, Inc.
  • Updated Read / Write ODBC Driver
  • JDATE function fixed to return the full 4 digit year
  • Fully compatible ODBC Driver to work with MS Access
  • Fully compatible ODBC Driver to work with MS Query
  • CD Installation
  • On-Line HTML Documentation on CD
March 1998 through October 1998
  • March 13, 1998 - Microrim shuts down
  • May 6, 1998 - New owner expected for veteran Microrim
  • May 8, 1998 - Veteran developer acquires Microrim
  • May 8, 1998 - ASG signs letter of intent to sell R:BASE technology
  • May 18, 1998 - Wayne J. Erickson writes open letter to the R:BASE community
  • June 4, 1998 - RBTI acquires ownership of R:BASE
  • June 15, 1998 - R:BASE Technologies, Inc. Grand Opening
  • July 1, 1998 - Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
  • October 1, 1998 - Tango Enterprise for R:BASE
  • October 3, 1998 - R:BASE Developer's Conference in Pittsburgh, PA
November / December 1997 - R:BASE 6.1
  • Clickable Images (windows only)
  • Support for Stored procedures
  • Support for Triggers
  • ON CONNECT execute a command or command file
  • SET AUTOSYNC ON to automatically synchronize datafiles
  • AT BAR and NOCHG
  • Added WHERE clause: COUNT=INSERT
  • Enhanced ALTER TABLE command to ADD/DROP triggers
  • Enhanced ENTER/EDIT USING formname with size specification
  • DIALOG PASSWORD
  • ABORT aborts trigger or ON CONNECT/PACK processing
  • ON ERROR
  • SCRATCH allows specification of location for scratch files
  • SERVER displays error messages from foreign data source
  • Also available for OS/2 PM
November / December 1996 - R:BASE 6.0
  • Temporary tables
  • Temporary views
  • Ability to mirror database
  • Ability to run R:SCOPE and AUTOFIX while connected
  • Write checking
  • New Supermath functions
  • Ability to output data to an HTML format
  • New set AUTO keywords
  • Maximize, Minimize and Normalize
  • CONVERT command added to easily upgrade 4.5x databases
  • New Date command for year 2000 and beyond
July / August 1996 - Submit THIS!
  • Gathering data on the internet...
April 1996 - R:BASE 5.5 for OS/2 PM
  • First version for OS/2 Presentation Manager released
March 1996 - R:BASE 5.5 for DOS and OS/2
  • All three versions compatible with others
December 1995 - R:WEB
  • The first real internet database
  • Runtime version of R:BASE 5.5 for Windows
December 1995 - R:BASE for Windows 5.5
  • Better ODBC support / connectivity
  • Ability to edit VARCHAR data
  • Designer enhancements
  • MDI forms
  • Integrated AUTOFIX command
February / March 1995 - R:BASE for Windows 5.0
  • First Windows Version
  • Binary datatypes supported
  • Ability to have multiple windows open at once
January / February 1994 - R:BASE 4.5+
  • Application Express - custom startup, reusable customs
  • New linefeed character for paragraphs
  • Search in browse
  • More concise F3 information
  • Output command with overwrite verification
  • Better error messages during Input/Output
  • Columns specified on delete duplicates
  • Set position and size for dialog boxes
  • Specify lengths on write output
  • Load as formatted
  • Choose command returning a hidden value
  • New EEP commands (saverow,nexttab,prevtab,nextrow,prevrow,newrow)
  • Enhanced form popups
  • Forms can limit editable text length
  • More mouse support
  • Access to RBEDIT when specifying eeps
  • Print expression feature
  • More global color control
  • Easier to define multiple expressions
  • String replace function
  • Global help from anywhere
  • Fast foreign keys and foreign indexes
  • Better multi-user throughput
  • RBDefine improvements
  • RBEdit can handle bigger files, better search and replace
  • Reports can tag expression to a section
  • Outer joins supported
  • Update of multi table views
  • Also available in an OS/2 version
June 1993 - R:BASE 4.5
  • First new file structure since 1986
  • Primary Key - Foreign Key integrity constraints
  • More tables and columns allowed
  • New interactive define module
  • Datetime datatype
  • New index types
  • Row EEPs
  • Report breakpoint aggregates
  • While optimization
  • Enhanced pause command
  • Also available in an OS/2 version
January 1993 - R:BASE 4.0a
  • Single row display in the browser
  • Field zoom in forms
  • Viewer preview of reports and labels
  • Watch variables in the debugger
  • More CVAL returns
  • Also available in an OS/2 version
September 1992 - R:BASE 4.0 for OS/2
  • First 4.x version available for OS/2
July 1992 - R:BASE 3.1d and 4.0
  • 4.0 was first 32 bit version
  • Extended databases
  • Deletion rules
  • Browse layouts can be saved
  • Form popup enhancements
  • Debugger
  • Row locking in multi-user
  • Enhanced update command
January 1992 - R:BASE 3.1c
  • User Defined Functions
  • Format function
  • Connect menu
  • Column colors in browse
July 1991 - R:BASE 3.1b
  • LOAD as ASCII
  • More procedure blocks
  • YES/NO dialogs
  • EEP enhancements (RECALC)
March 1991 - R:BASE 3.1a
  • DEBUG command
  • ZIP return
  • Word wrap in forms, browse
  • Enhanced fillin, istat
August 1990 - R:BASE 3.1
  • Direct access to DBF files
  • First build with RTLINK (virtual overlays)
  • Much faster than 3.0
March 1990 - R:BASE 3.0
  • New menu styles
  • Query By Example
  • New main menu
  • Report print styles
  • First EEPs
  • ANSI Level 2 SQL
  • Autonumbers
  • Longer names
September 1988 - R:BASE 2.11
  • First R:BASE for OS/2 version available
December 1987 - R:BASE for DOS Version 2.0
  • First C version
  • Prompt by Example
  • Limited SQL added
  • More compact than Fortran version
  • Dynamic memory allocation
June 1986 - R:BASE System V
  • First RBF format
  • Variable length rows with notes
  • New supermath functions
  • Multi table forms
  • Default multi-user
  • Last Fortran version
  • Required 512k memory
November 1985 - R:BASE 5000 Multi-User
  • First Multi-User (DOS 3.1)
April 1985 - R:BASE 5000
  • First Application Express
  • Breakpoints in reports
  • Set pointer, next
  • Color, pack
  • DOS commands (mkdir, cd, etc)
  • Required 256k of memory
  • Code name was Wilbur
March 1984 - R:BASE 4000 Version 1.1
  • Added Variables
  • Programming Language (IF, WHILE, etc)
October 1983 - R:BASE 4000 Version 1.0
  • First R:BASE named product
  • Files were RBS files

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