Editing Clipper (programming language) (section)

===Revival by third-parties===
The Clipper language is being actively implemented and extended by multiple organizations/vendors, like ''[[XBase++]]'' from Alaska Software and ''FlagShip'', and [[free software|free]] ([[GNU General Public License|GPL]]-licensed) projects like ''[[Harbour (software)|Harbour]]'' and ''xHarbour''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=fbizzell |date=January 31, 2006 |url=https://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1184854 |title=Converting Clipper applications to windows}}</ref>

Many of the current implementations are portable ([[DOS]], [[Windows]], [[Linux]] ([[32-bit computing|32-]] and [[64-bit computing|64-bit]]), [[Unix]] (32- and 64-bit), and [[macOS]]), supporting many language extensions,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xharbour.org/index.asp?page=product/extensions |title=xHarbour.org |website=www.xharbour.org}}</ref> with much extended [[runtime library|runtime libraries]], and various Replaceable Database Drivers (RDD) supporting many popular database formats, like [[dBase|DBF]], DBTNTX, DBFCDX ([[Visual FoxPro|FoxPro]], Apollo, Comix, and Advantage Database Server), MachSix (SIx Driver and Apollo), [[SQL]], and more. These newer implementations all strive for full compatibility with the standard [[dBase]]/[[xBase]] syntax, while also offering OOP approaches and target-based syntax such as <code>SQLExecute()</code>.