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{{short description|Application development tool}}

{{Infobox programming language
| name = Phoenix Object Basic
| screenshot = 300px
| screenshot caption = Screenshot of the latest stable version of Envelop alias Phoenix Object Basic.
| paradigm = [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]], [[Component-based software engineering|component-based]], [[Imperative programming|imperative]]
| developer = CIMLINC Inc.<ref name="Envelop_14_Story">{{cite book | title=The Envelop Story | publisher=CIMLINC, Inc. | edition=1.4 | publication-place=Itasca, Illinois (USA) | date=1996-07-09 | language=en | via=installation directory > STORY.TXT}}</ref><br/>Janus Software
| released = 1995-08-21<ref name="Envelop_News">{{Cite web |url=http://www.envelop.com/news1.htm |title=Envelop Engine: Press Release |access-date=2022-02-12 |archive-date=1996-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961104041548/http://www.envelop.com/news1.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| latest_release_version = 1.4
| latest_preview_version = 1.5 Beta 6
| discontinued = yes
| license  = Proprietary Software
| family = [[BASIC]]
| influenced_by = [[Visual Basic]]
| file_ext = .epj, .eto, .ebo, .ero
| website = www.envelop.com (offline)<br/>[http://www.janus-software.com www.janus-software.com]
}}

'''Phoenix Object Basic''' (formerly known as '''Envelop''') is an object-oriented [[Rapid application development|rapid application development]] tool for [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] and [[Software:Linux|Linux]]. It has [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] features such as inheritance and polymorphism<ref name="Envelop_Fact_Sheet">{{Cite web |url=http://www.envelop.com/fact_sht.htm |title=Envelop Engine: Fact Sheet |access-date=2022-02-12 |archive-date=1996-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961104041751/http://www.envelop.com/fact_sht.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref name="Phoenix_Key_Features">{{cite web | title=Phoenix Object Basic - Key Features | url=http://www.janus-software.com/phoenix_features.html | accessdate=2021-11-15}}</ref> as found in [[Computer language|languages]] such as [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Perl]]. It also features a similar design environment and compatible syntax to [[Visual Basic]]<ref name="Envelop_Fact_Sheet"/><ref name="Envelop_Engine">{{Cite web |url=http://www.envelop.com/brochure.htm |title=Envelop Engine: The Free, Object-Oriented, Familiar RAD tool for MS Windows 95 and NT |access-date=2022-02-12 |archive-date=1996-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961104041717/http://www.envelop.com/brochure.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> reducing the learning curve for those making a transition from that language to Linux programming. Phoenix includes a full implementation of the BASIC programming language. It was released for download in 2001 and the Linux package is at version 1.5 beta 6 (released October 2004), it also requires the distribution of a small number of runtime library files with complied applications.

Phoenix Object Basic is a proprietary tool for cross-platform Linux and Windows application development.

Key attributes:<ref name="Envelop_Fact_Sheet"/><ref name="Phoenix_Key_Features"/>

* No longer being actively developed
* Rapid Application Development for Windows and Linux
* Short learning curve for VB developers 
* Object-oriented
* Small executables, Fast execution 
* Cross platform 
* Released as an EXE and RPM file<ref name="Phoenix_Downloads">{{Cite web |url=http://www.janus-software.com/phoenix_download.html |title=Janus Software: Phoenix Downloads |access-date=2022-02-12 |archive-date=2006-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215193341/http://www.janus-software.com/phoenix_download.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

The Phoenix source code is not available because it contains proprietary third party components. Phoenix is free of charge and freely distributable.

== See also ==
* [[Gambas]]
* REALbasic
* Basic for Qt
* [[Software:Borland Kylix|Borland Kylix]]
* [[Software:Lazarus|Lazarus]]

{{BASIC}}
{{Integrated development environments}}
{{GUI builders}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:BASIC programming language family]]
[[Category:Linux integrated development environments]]



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