10-Q/A

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-Q/A

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE      
              SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the quarterly period ended     Commission File Number
                      SEPTEMBER 30, 1996              0-21010
                                        OR
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE 
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
              
                          CENTURA SOFTWARE CORPORATION
                          (FORMERLY GUPTA CORPORATION)
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          CALIFORNIA                              94-2874178
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)

                                 1060 Marsh Road
                          Menlo Park, California 94025
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (415) 321-9500

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for at least the past 90 days.
Yes     X                                    No
     ------                                      ------
As of September 30, 1996, there were  12,632,875 shares of the Registrant's
common stock outstanding.




                                  SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                            CENTURA SOFTWARE CORPORATION
                            
                            
                            
                              /s/ Richard A. Gelhaus 
                            ---------------------------------------------
                            Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                            (Duly Authorized and Principal Financial and
                            Accounting Officer)
                              
                              
                            Date:  January 8, 1997
                              

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