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R:BASE Product Comparison
Product Feature |
7.6 |
Turbo V-8 |
eXtreme 9.1 (32) |
eXtreme 9.1 (64) |
| Release Date | Oct. 21, 2006 | Oct. 19, 2006 | Feb. 14, 2011 | Feb. 14, 2011 |
| Eligible for an R:BASE Software Assurance Plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Database File Size Limit | 2 GB | 2.3 million TB | 2 GB | 2.3 million TB |
| Data Pointers | 32-bit | 64-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit |
| Additional Data Type: BIGNUM | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Front-End Compatibility (Oracle, DB2, MS SQL) | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Row Size Limit | 4,096 bytes | 32,768 bytes | 4,096 bytes | 32,768 bytes |
| Number of Tables per Database | 16,000 | 32,000 | 16,000 | 32,000 |
| Number of Columns per Table | 800 | 2,048 | 800 | 2,048 |
| Number of Computed Columns per Table | 80 | 400 | 80 | 400 |
| Number of Indexes per Table | 400 | 1,024 | 400 | 1,024 |
| Number of Columns per Database | 16,000 | 32,000 | 16,000 | 32,000 |
| Number of Indexes per Database | 16,000 | 32,000 | 16,000 | 32,000 |
| Database Name Limit | 8 characters | 128 characters | 8 characters | 128 characters |
| Table/View Name Limit | 18 characters | 128 characters | 18 characters | 128 characters |
| Column Name Limit | 18 characters | 128 characters | 18 characters | 128 characters |
| Form/Report/Label Name Limit | 18 characters | 128 characters | 18 characters | 128 characters |
| User Password Limit | 18 characters | 128 characters | 18 characters | 128 characters |
| Expression Size Limit | 240 characters | 2000 characters | 240 characters | 2000 characters |
| "SELECT" Items Limit | 100 | 1024 | 100 | 1024 |
| Number of Items Accumulated in a SELECT | 400 | 1,024 | 400 | 1,024 |
| ASCII Expression Size Limit | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Number of Tokens Limit in a command | 2,010 | 8,020 | 2,010 | 8,020 |
| Simultaneous DOS and Windows Support | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Single Engine DLL with built-in File I/O efficiency | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| External Theme Support | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Areo Theme-Aware Interface | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| PRINT to file: DIF, PNG, SVG, SYLK, WB1, WK1 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Themes Included | 35 | 35 | 86 | 86 |
| Universal Color Palette with Over 180 Options | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Supported Image File Formats | 16 | 16 | 56 | 56 |
| Blob Editor with Image Annotation | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom EEP Search Capabilities in DB Explorer | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Capture Images into tables w/ DB Image control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New "Advanced DB Rich Edit" Form Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Show an Index Duplicate and Adjacency Factor | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Search for Text within Stored Procedures | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Blob Editor with Unicode Support | No | No | No | Yes |
| New "DB Unicode Memo" Form Control | No | No | No | Yes |
| Add Content into Designers from Clipboard | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Unicode Memo Report/Label Controls | No | No | No | Yes |
| Support Import of XLSX Format | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced UNLOAD Table Sequence Dependency | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Hints Displayed in Data Browser | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamicly Alter Enhanced DB Grid Filters | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced EEP Display in Object List Toolbar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Copy/Paste Support in Expression Builders | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Control Properties Search | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Variable Expression Search | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Copy/Paste Custom Form Actions | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Copy/Paste Tree Nodes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Copy/Paste Form Menu Bar items | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| APPEND with Enhanced DB Navigator | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Update Command History within GUIs | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| CC, BCC, and Body with Email Label Controls | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Calendar with GETDATE | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Image Hints in Data Browser | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Data Designer "NO CHECK" option | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Data Dictionary "Files" tab | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Load RTFs to Rich Text Form Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Capture Screen/Window to Image | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Constraint Error Messages | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamicly Edit Enhanced DB Grid Bands | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Client License Support | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced "Help"/"Copy" Error Message Display | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Gradient Box control for Reports and Labels | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Four New RBTI FEEDBACK System Variables | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Improved R:BASE Editor Structure Toolbar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New SLOCI "String Instance Count" Function | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Increased speed with XLSW data export | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New PROPERTY parameters for Tab Set Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Unicode Label for Reports and Labels | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Unicode Static Text Control for Forms | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Support for AutoScroll within Data Browser | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced Data Dictionary to Display Colors | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| GROUP BY Builder in the WHERE Builder | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| MDI Support When Running Forms/Reports | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Syntax Builder for the CHOOSE command | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Magnifying Glass Utility Support | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Animation, Shadowing, and Gravitation in Forms | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Drag-N-Drop Capabilities from Database Explorer | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-Select for Database Explorer Objects | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Date/Time" column for Forms, Reports, & Labels | No | No | No | Yes |
| "Version" column for Forms, Reports, & Labels | No | No | No | Yes |
| Multiple Legacy Object Conversion | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Favorite Folders" feature within Property Bar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Show in Group" option within the Property Bar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Compression" option for the Group Bar in Forms | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Theme" option for the Group Bar in Forms | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Triggers" interface within the Data Designer | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Description Display Panel for Column Definitions | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| TEMPORARY Table option for New Table IMPORTs | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the Enhanced DB Navigator Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the Enhanced DB Grid Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the DB Slider Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the Link Label Control (HTML support) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the Form System Variable Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated Object Inspector Toolbar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Collapsible "Roll-Up" Forms | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Join Properties dialog to join tables | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in PDF417 and MaxiCode bar codes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the Advanced Rich Text Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Report Breaks with ASC & DESC support | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Includes the Report System Variable Control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| R:BASE Editor Spelling Check Support | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in Thesaurus within R:BASE Editor | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Commmand File Comparison Toolbar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Customizable Syntax Schemes in R:BASE Editor | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| R:BASE Editor "Character Map" toolbar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dockable R> Prompt Command History Panel | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| End of Support (EOS) and End of Life (EOL) | Maintenance Support | Maintenance Support | Under Active Development | Under Active Development |