Slash 90% of development time; new visual programming tool slashes up to 90% of development time from common tasks.HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 1995--SandStone Technology, Inc. Monday announced Visual Parse (1) To analyze a sentence or language statement. Parsing breaks down words into functional units that can be converted into machine language. For example, to parse the expression sum salary for title = "MANAGER" ++ for Windows and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Software developers can save up to 90% of the time needed for many common programming tasks with a new type of visual programming tool from SandStone Technology. Visual Parse++ brings visual programming technology to parsing See parse. parsing - parser techniques -- programming methods used to manipulate and control information. Parsing technology has traditionally been restricted to compliers and interpreters because of the difficulty in using such existing parsing tools as the Unix yacc utility, or its derivatives. With Visual Parse++, developers can use parsing technology for end user commands, protocols, data file structures, as well as the traditional complier com·pli·er n. One that complies: a ready complier with all rules and regulations. and interpreter applications. Visual Parse++ even makes parsing economical for such small tasks as edit field validators, user parameter files, scripting, tagged data, formatted files, and data filters. "Developers can gain enormous productivity through visual programming," explained SandStone Technology President Bill Donahue, "but the technology has been mostly restricted to GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. design and object oriented See object technology and object-oriented programming. development. We hope to expand development efficiency through new types of tools." After designing an application in the visual environment, the developer uses Visual Parse++ to create tables and a skeleton application. The design is programming language and platform independent. Support for C, C++, and Visual Basic is currently included. There will be a free upgrade with Delphi support when available. "The ability to write a general lexer and/or parser A routine that analyzes a continuous flow of text-based input and breaks it into its constituent parts. See parse. (language) parser - An algorithm or program to determine the syntactic structure of a sentence or string of symbols in some language. in a language like Visual Basic is extremely useful, due to the string oriented nature of many VB applications. This, coupled with our cross-platform C++ class library and other language support, makes Visual Parse++ a viable candidate in the standardization efforts of any organization," Donahue said. Visual Parse++ is now available for Windows and OS/2, and UNIX versions are slated for the second quarter of `95. Visual Parse++ is available directly from SandStone. While the list price for the Windows version is $499, there is an introductory special of $299 until April 15, 1995. CONTACT: SandStone Technology Inc., Henderson Bill Donahue, 800/988-9023 or 702/896-7623 |
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