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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