C/Base™4GL Utilities is a companion to C/BASE 4GL. C/BASE 4GL Utilities provides the advanced developer direct access to the RMS file system. It is a complete C Language interface package consisting of object code libraries and a set of utility programs. These tools permit C language functions to be used within C/BASE 4GL forms. They can also be used to create C programs to access C/BASE records. The tools also allow independent user programs to directly access the C/BASE 4GL database, enhancing the power and flexibility of the data manager.