Subject Re: What Other Languages Use Syntax Similar to dBASE? From Doug H. <private@private.com> Date Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:16:29 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thanks, Ken. That's very helpful. And I'll beware the semicolon, thanks for the warning. - Doug H. On 4/19/2023 11:25 am, Ken Mayer Wrote: > > For web development I use PHP, which all (at least most) Linux-based > servers provide. It's very close to dBASE, and is designed to be the > intermediate or backend software for web applications (communicate with > the database, and work with HTML ...). > > I think the one trap you will find that can make you crazy, no matter > what other languages you use: the semicolon -- in dBASE it means that > the statement is continued on the next line -- in nearly every other > language it is the statement terminator (and is required). > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm > dBASE DOS to Windows Tutorial: > http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/DtoWTutorial/00_Menu.htm>