Welcome!

     Thanks for  taking the time to try  the Vern Six Clipper ToolBox.
     This  library contains the bulk  of the Clipper  functions that I
     use on a regular basis.  I have developed and tested all of these
     functions through many many hours of programming.

     Because  I am a very firm  believer in the ShareWare ("Try before
     you  buy") system...  all  the functions contained  in my library
     are fully-functional,  fully-debugged and ready-to-use.  You will
     not find any crippled  or partial functions.  Until  you register
     your  copy of VERNSIX.LIB, your applications will display ONE ten
     second  "advertisement"   screen  when  they  start   up.    This
     "advertisement" is not in the registered versions of VERNSIX.LIB.
     You might say, "This is the inducement to register."

     In general,  to use  a Vernon  Six function,  you merely  use the
     command to call the function in your  source code, then link your
     application with VERNSIX.LIB.   Only  the required  code will  be
     included  from the  library  file, thus  eliminating  unnecessary
     overhead.

     I  highly suggest that you  look at the  enclosed VERNDEMO.PRG to
     see how  to use the functions in this library.  VERNDEMO.PRG is a
     rather  simple program  that I think  you will  find helpful.   A
     batch  file called  MAKEDEMO.BAT (MAKEDEM5.BAT  for Clipper  v5.0
     users) is included to ease your compiling of VERNDEMO.PRG.

     For those of  you who have been registered users  for a while and
     are  probably  wondering what  happened  to  version  5.00 of  my
     toolbox....   I  decided to  skip version  5.00 due  to Nantucket
     calling  their latest  release of  Clipper... Clipper  v5.00.   I
     wanted to avoid any possible confusion that this release was only
     for Clipper  v5.00 users.   This  version of  my library  is most
     definitely for  either Clipper Summer  87 users or  Clipper v5.00
     users.

     A lot of things have changed  between this version of my  library
     and previous versions.   Several functions have changed (matured)
     and will significantly increase your productive programming time.
     However,  DO  NOT MAKE  THE ASSUMPTION  THAT  A FUNCTION  IN THIS
     VERSION  IS THE  SAME AS  A  FUNCTION IN  EARLIER VERSIONS  OF MY
     LIBRARY.   THIS  IS NOT THE  CASE!!  Several  things have changed
     dramatically.    Please  read  the  CHANGES.DOC  file  very  very
     carefully.

     If you have developed a function  that you would like to see used
     in future versions of  VERNSIX.LIB, please send it to  me on disk
     (with  source code).  If I use  your function in a future release
     of  VERNSIX.LIB,  I  will  send  you  a  full-registered  copy of
     VERNSIX.LIB free of any charge.

     The author may be reached at the following address:

          Vernon E. Six, Jr.
          c/o FrontLine Software
          2908 Forest Hollow Lane, #2329
          Arlington, Texas  76006
          Ph: 214/437-7949  - Voice
          Ph: 817/695-0058  - BBS

     Please feel free to contact me at any time to share your comments
     about my software and/or licensing policy.