ObjectPAL
ObjectPAL (Object Paradox Application Language) is an event-driven, object-oriented programming language integral to Borland Paradox for Windows. It enabled developers and power users to create sophisticated database applications by attaching code to visual objects like forms, buttons, and…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1992
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- ObjectPAL addressed the challenge of building complex, interactive graphical database applications on the Microsoft Windows platform rapidly. It offered an intuitive, object-oriented approach to bind code directly to user interface elements and data, overcoming the limitations of text-based, procedural DOS scripting languages for GUI development.
- Platforms
- Later Windows versions (via compatibility modes), Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT
Related technologies
Notable users
- Individual power users and consultants
- Departmental application developers within large enterprises (1990s)
- Small and medium-sized businesses (1990s)