It's been in SwiftForth for some time now.

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> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com
> [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth D Rather
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:27 PM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] Re: PolyForth's DBSS release
>
> druffer_at_att.net wrote:
> > Leon,
> >
> > Joel Raymont asked on comp.lang.forth if anyone had report
> generating software and Elizabeth mentioned the DBSS
> (indirectly) and told him to ask here if it works on
> SwiftForth. I replied as follows:
> >
> >
> >> Elizabeth, if you remember, I've been keeping the DBSS
> running for my
> >> internal use since I left FORTH, Inc. I currently have it
> as one of
> >> my VentureForth plugins, but I haven't cleaned it up for
> posting to
> >> vf-plugins yet. We have discussed making it public
> several times and
> >> I'll probably have to open up that discussion, once again,
> with Leon
> >> now. However, depending on how much of a hurry Joel is
> in, and how
> >> much permission I need to get, I could get something to
> Joel rather
> >> quickly.
> >>
> >
> > So, you get to decide. Can I send him a copy immediately?
> Can I post it as one of my vf-plugins? Do you want to see a
> copy first? It probably is going to a little bit of work for
> me to clean up the documentation for publication. The last
> time I worked on the doc was for Apple and I sent you a link
> to it in Google Docs.
> >
> >
> The reason I referred him to FORTH, Inc. is that Leon has
> done a port of
> the package for a customer, so there is a recent version
> there, I just
> don't know whether it's releasable (i.e., not part of something
> proprietary). Leon has been working with Joel on a Mac port of
> SwiftForth, so I think if he asks he'll get it. Among other things,
> Leon's improved the relationship between the headings and the column
> location, which has always been somewhat problematic.
>
> Cheers,
> Elizabeth
>
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