The picture below shows the Visual Xbase++ Command Prompt in action. The Command Prompt gives you access to all features of the Visual Xbase++ environment as well as the language itself. It consists of a Command Window used as the input area for entering commands, functions or expressions and the output window displaying the results. Via the Command Window, you can even create new visual components and test them interactively! The picture demonstrates a command that is new to Visual Xbase++ but well known by dBase/Visual-dBase or FoxPro users - it is called "MODIFY STRUCTURE". Furthermore, the Command Window supports plug-ins written in the Xbase++ language, that allow to extend and customize the command set recognized. Plug-ins may of course utilize Xbase++'s powerful pre-processor for processing user input in the Command Window.

The plug-in system allows to customize the Visual Xbase++ environment in a way so that it becomes a highly specialized interactive data-mining environment.

VX can execute any macro and Xbase++ expressions of any complexity. Therefore VX has access to a "boxed" Xbase++ runtime dedicated to immediate usage, where you can try out code sections and expressions in realtime. Simply Cut&Paste an expression from the code editor into the command window and hit Enter: VX will show you the result!