When you create an application with R:BASE Turbo V-8's Application Designer module, the end result is a single file with an .RBA extension. There are no longer any .APP or .APW files to worry about. All of the information for the application is stored in this single, binary file which is NOT manually editable anywhere other than in the R:BASE Turbo V-8 Application Designer.

The major advantage of this new file system is its ability to be associated with R:BASE Turbo V-8 so that on a double-click, any .RBA file will start automatically, without creating a separate startup file to issue the standard R:BASE "RUN procedure IN appfile.APX" statement. Another major point is that when you run the application either by double-clicking, issuing a "LAUNCH 'ApplicationName.RBA'" statement at the R> prompt, or from the R:BASE Turbo V-8 Database Explorer, the application will not allow the user to quit to the R:BASE session itself, thus giving more security. When the application is closed, the R:BASE session terminates. In older version of R:BASE, the application would quit to the R> prompt if an error occurred. This will no longer be an issue.