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     WHAT'S NEW IN RBASE 5.5 FOR DOS
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     PRODUCT:   R:BASE                  VERSION:  5.5 or higher
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     CATALOG:   GENERAL INFORMATION     AREA   :  General Information
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     R:BASE 5.5 for DOS Version 5.5 adds several key features and 
     enhancements to R:BASE for the DOS platform.  
     
     R:BASE 5.5 highlights:
     Multiple R:BASE database connectivity 
     With R:BASE for DOS, you can now access tables from multiple R:BASE 
     databases at once. For example, you can take information from one 
     R:BASE database and use it in another. This new powerful connectivity 
     gives you the ability to communicate with and manage information in 
     many R:BASE databases.
     
     Store LOBs (large object files) within R:BASE databases Version 5.5 
     for DOS gives you the ability to store large object files such as 
     binary or text data within R:BASE databases as a VARBIT and VARCHAR 
     datatype. This new LOB storage support makes the 5.5 DOS version 
     cross-platform compatible with 5.5 Windows and OS/2 versions of R:BASE.
     
     Support for editing VARCHARs or large object text files within RBEdit. 
     This gives you more flexibility for using VARCHAR data types in 
     R:BASE. For example, you could store and edit large program or 
     application files as VARCHARs in an R:BASE database. 
     
     New Autofix, a subset of R:SCOPE, has been added. This DOS executable 
     utility performs automatic fixes on damaged databases. 
     
     Procedures or Command Files can now be stored within the database. 
     Version 5.5 adds stored procedures functionality. Command/procedure 
     files can be stored as rows of data in a table and then run/executed 
     directly from that table. There are many uses for stored command 
     files, particularly for running procedures. 
     
     Cascading Updates and Deletes added to R:BASE's SQL-based 4 GL. New 
     SQL support has been added for cascading updates and deletes. You can 
     now choose to delete or update a primary key data value and its 
     foreign key data values all at the same time-no more wasting time 
     deleting or updating primary and foreign key data values from each 
     table individually.
     
     Support for rebuilding a single index or primary key in multi-user 
     mode on a LAN. With R:BASE 5.5, you can rebuild single indexes or 
     primary key indexes on-the-fly, while the database is open in 
     multi-user staticdb mode on a LAN. If indexes get out of synch during 
     the business day, no problem! You don't have to kick everyone out of 
     the database and shut down the business application and the company 
     in order to rebuild indexes-now, you can simply rebuild indexes 
     on-the-fly!