Visual Forms/WIN and PrintWorks Evaluation Copy Included on this disk are two demo programs - Visual Forms/WIN and PrintWorks VBX. Use these products independently or with each other. *** Visual Forms/WIN (VFW) *** Files include: DESIGN.EXE, PANE.VBX, DESIGN.HLP, DESIGN.ICO This is a fully functional program for creating base forms (static) as well as positioning your data fields (variable) directly on those forms. The ability to create a Windows Metafile (WMF) and Template File (TF) are not available in this demo. However, these features plus creating a WMF with a placeable header are available in the distributed version. Read the Help file (DESIGN.HLP) to understand how the program works before you get started. 1. Read the section in the Help file on how to move, re-size and select objects as well as actions for keyboard Keys. 2. When adding multiple lines of text, press CTRL+ENTER after each line unless you want the text to wordwrap. 3. Create a new Font List or add additional fonts the DEFAULT font list before adding new text objects. 4. Clicking the Properties button on the toolbar toggles it on/off. 5. Press CTRL+Left Mouse button to add another object to already selected objects. Using Visual Forms/WIN (VFW) Visual Forms/WIN is an interactive forms designer that creates complex base forms and documents that are saved as standard Windows metafiles. You can even load a BMP file of a form directly into VFW and simply position your data fields. This is a quick and easy way to create base forms with data fields. Then include them into your application using PrintWorks VBX. (See below). Or load a BMP of the form and draw directly on top of it as if it were on a light box - to be saved as a Windows metafile. This eliminates measuring and guess work. Import OCR or ASCII text files and format as left, right, centered or fully justified. This saves time in adding large copy blocks such as instructions found on many forms. If you don't like the way a font looks, make a global change from one font for another with a click of the mouse. Copy or repeat one or more objects to another location -- ideal for labels or sections of a form containing similar yet different attributes. Template files (TF) that are created with VFW are used with PrintWorks. Template files contain all the necessary information for your data fields - Xpos, Ypos, field name or system assigned number, font, text formatting, such as: left, right, center, decimal align or fully justified. When used with PrintWorks, your customers preview and print forms filled with data from within your Visual Basic application. *** PrintWorks VBX *** Files included: PWDLL.DLL, DMWIN.VBX, DMWIN.HLP, PRINTWKS.ICO The only differnce between the evaluation copy and and program disk is that DMWIN.LIC is not included with this evaluation copy. It is however, included on the Program disk when PrintWorks is purchased. TESTn.EXE, TESTn.*, WMF, TF, TFL, BMP - are used for the demo. TEST1.EXE and TEST2.EXE are demos programs. To run the demos, either click TEST1.EXE and TEXT2.EXE from the Windows File Manager, or create a Program Item on the Windows desktop using PRINTWKS.ICO for the icon. DMWIN.HLP is the help file. Click this file from Windows File Manager to read. TEST1.EXE consists of 8 controls. Make sure TF, TFL, BMP and WMF files are in your working directory to run the demos. TEST1.EXE demonstrates the following: Line objects, direct API calls Three-D Bar, Bitmaps, starting Preview close up Three-D Pie Fonts and formatted text Rotated Text, PrintEvent and PreviewingClosing custom events Multiple pages, Forms, Templates, Data Fields, Metric units, Landscape orientation Invisible control TEST2.EXE demonstrates using the control as a picture window. Command buttons show how to zoom in and out, and how the scroll bars automatically appear when needed. This demo also shows how the PrintDocument property can be used with the control as a picture window to create your own custom preview window. Using PrintWorks VBX PrintWorks is a custom control that greatly simplifies creating, pre- viewing and printing documents of all kinds. When used with Visual Forms/WIN, your users can preview, print and FAX forms filled with data from within your program. PrintWorks creates the output by actually drawing it, not by using graphics controls or executing a form print. PrintWorks uses the graphics capability of the Windows API to create scalable matafiles to represent each page. This results in using less resouces and is the most efficient method to preview and print while at the same time produce the highest quality output. Preview and print multiple pages with different orientations (portait and landscape) and units of meassure (inches and metric). There are approximately 90 properties to create customized forms and reports containing formatted text (including wordwrap and decimal align), lines, circles, rectangles, graphics, and arcs. The hMetaDC property contains the metfile device context allowing you to access the Windows API directly so that you can add your own routines. You can also save PrintWorks metafiles to disk to use with other applicaitons. Use as a command button, a picture window or make invisible. Pricing: Visual Forms/WIN $249.00 PrintWorks VBX $149.00 (OCX also available) For more information contact: Bytech Business Systems, Inc. 5C Medical Park Dr. Pomona, NY 10970 (914) 354-8666 (914) 354-5433 FAX 74577,1032 CompuServe